In Hebrews 10:10-13, we read, "By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET." These four verses will be the basis for today's short thoughts.
It may seem repetitive but its repetitiveness is based on its importance. It is reflective of God's desire to impart the truth firmly in our hearts and minds. ONCE FOR ALL declares the scriptures! Do not doubt nor minimize this truth of Christ. As the author is inspired to write, by Christ and Christ alone are we sanctified.
There was no "sitting down" for the priests who offered gifts and sacrifices according to the Law. There could be no declaration proceeding from their mouths, saying, "It is finished!" No, quite the opposite, they stood daily ministering and offering the same sacrifices "time after time". The "same sacrifices" they offered could not take away sin. But they rightly pointed to and anticipated the one sacrifice that would do so for all time. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ Himself. In Him we find our sins have been taken away!
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