In the great time of fellowshipping around the Lord’s table in communion, Matthew 26:28, Jesus said, “this is my blood that was shed for you for the remission of sins.”  That blood that Jesus shed delivered us from the power of sin, the consequences of sin, which is death.  "Therefore, do this in remembrance of me;" amen?  Every time we take communion, we’re saying that sin’s power is broken.  It no longer has authority over us.  We are accepted in the presence of God.  "Do it in remembrance of Me, but don’t eat or drink unworthily."  What does that mean?  That’s having other gods.  That’s thinking that maybe there are other things that are required of us, like having to perform and the good works that will appease God.  But He’s already appeased.  The appeasement of God, for our sins, has already occurred because of this great blood of Jesus. God’s justice is satisfied.  So, we can come home.  

This great work of justification, this remission of our sins that’s occurred, allows us to approach Him sinless, guiltless.  The crux of this whole message is found in Colossians, Chapter 2:14.  In this passage, as Paul is speaking to those at Colossae and bringing forth this great revelation.  In verse 22 of the first chapter, we read these words, “that in the body of his flesh, through death, He’s now able to present you holy and unbreakable and unrepeatable in his sight.  If we continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel.”  Hallelujah!  Not moved away from the hope of the gospel.  That’s why, when we sin, we don’t run from God.  We run to Him; amen?  The hope of the gospel, the good news, the fact that He was made sin with our sin.  We run to Him and say we need help, or John says it this way, "Confess your sin and He’s faithful and just to forgive you and cleanse you from all of your unrighteousness."  Cleanse us from all that unrighteousness.  

He says in this second chapter, verse 14, talking about this great blotting out, “Blotting out of the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”  Praise God!  Think about it.  Blotted out.  There’s no record whatsoever of your sin in God’s sight.  This handwriting of ordinances that was against you has been blotted out, absolutely remitted, cast aside, as we stand in faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ.