"Unliked the other high priests, He does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when He offered Himself." (Hebrews 7:27, NIV)
The Bible tells us that, "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself." And our text is another declaration of The Reality.
Jesus Christ, "Emmanuel, God with us," did not need to offer sacrifices for His own sins, because as the Bible declares, "....He appeared so that He might take away our sins. And in Him is no sin." But when it came to the human race, we needed a sacrifice, "....for the sins of the people."
So what did the Godhead do for you and me? "He sacrificed for their sins once for all when He offered Himself."
Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You that Your sacrifice is, "....once for all...." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
