Once for All

How many times do we like to have to do something over and over again to get it done?

The O.T. priests presented sacrifices for the Israelites continually throughout the year. Then once a year they entered the Holy of Holies to present a sacrifice for the sins of the people committed in ignorance throughout the year. Heb 9:7

Once a year. But every year.

Sin could never be done away with forever.

Father, what an awesome God You are to orchestrate the taking away of sin from the heart of fallen man and to enable us to come before you, blameless and without the stain of sin, through the blood of Jesus Christ,Your Son.

Hebrews 10:10.. by this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all...so that He might bring us to God...

Hebrews 9:26 But now He has appeared once for all....to do away with sin.....

Hebre 9:28 Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people....

You make my heart to celebrate and proclaim as in Psalm 24:7:

Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O ancient doors
That the King of Glory may come in!

:8 Who is the King of Glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in battle.

:9 Lift up your heads, O gates
and lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of Glory may come in

:10 Who is the King of Glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of Glory.

You gave me a picture of the ancient everlasting doors of heaven finally being lifted up, the gates opening wide, and Jesus triumphantly returning to heaven, passing through the doors as our High Priest, and has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty...Hebrews 8:1

He died, He was buried, He rose from the dead, He proclaimed "It is finished!"

Once for all it was finished. Sin was paid for forever.