-November 14, 2021-
Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:12).
“For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified” (Hebrews 10:14).
“By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10).
In the OT, under the law, animals were sacrificed for the sins of the people. The priest had to offer first for his own sins, then for the sins of the people of Israel. These sacrifices had to be repeated over and over because they could not bring eternal forgiveness. They pointed forward to Jesus Christ the perfect, spotless, sinless Lamb of God whose one sacrifice for our sins on the cross was sufficient to sanctify us forever.
Hebrews 10:1 says, “For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.” If the law could save us, Christ would not have had to die on the cross. His one sacrifice of bearing our sins in His own body sanctified us forever. He died for us, and God showing His perfect satisfaction with that transaction raised Him from the dead.
While on the cross, Jesus cried out, “It is finished” (John 19:30). After Jesus rose from the dead and ascended back to heaven, “He sat down at the right hand of God.” The hymn writer Elvina M. Hall wrote, “Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe; sin had left a crimson stain — He washed it white as snow.” Our sins are forgiven, our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, we have become children of God, and we are on our way to our home in heaven. All because of Jesus’ one sacrifice and offering for us on the cross. He took our place, bore our sins, He endured the wrath and judgment of God that was our due.
As we meet at church today, let us remember the high price He paid to save us. When the Father sees us, He sees in Jesus, clothed in His righteousness, perfect, and justified. Let us praise, worship, and thank Him for all that He did for us. Oh, what a love He has for us!
Have a blessed day remembering who He is and what He has done for us. Stay safe and healthy.
In His grace,
Dean
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