*Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional* _Pastor Chris Oyakhilome_ _Friday, February 21st 2025_ *A ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE* _And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many…_ *(Hebrews 9:27-28)* Our underlined portion in the verses above, as rendered in the King James version, seems to suggest that once upon a time, Christ was offered to takeaway the sins of many. But that’s not what it’s saying; the actual rendering is that Christ was offered once and for all for the sins of humanity. Some other translations render it correctly, for example, the ESV. It says, *“And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many…”* (Hebrews 9:27-28). This means there isn’t any other sacrifice for sin; it will never be necessary again. Jesus has already been sacrificed, and with that one sacrifice, it was all done.Hallelujah! It was a once-and-for-all-time sacrifice. The preceding verse 26 says, *“…he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”* He was the sacrifice.He sacrificed Himself, not something else, not someone else. Hebrews 10:12-14 says, *“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God…For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.”* He has perfected you forever through that one sacrifice. Before Jesus came, the Jews offered sacrifices year after year for the whole nation; so many lambs were slain. But Jesus came as the sinless Lamb of God—the perfect sacrifice—to perfect those who would come to Him. John the Baptist, upon seeing Him, cried out, *“…Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world”* (John 1:29). Today, no need for anyone to try to punish themselves or go through any form of penance for their sins. Christ has been sacrificed for us. Hebrews 10:4-10 tells us something remarkably insightful. It says, *“For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me…Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God… By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”* Your own sacrifice will never be enough. Therefore, the best thing to do is to accept the sacrifice of Jesus on your behalf. With that one sacrifice, He perfected you forever.Blessed be God! (Read Acts 13:38-39). *PRAYER* _Dear Father, I thank you for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the perfect and eternal sacrifice that has sanctified me forever. I rejoice knowing that through His once-and-for-all-time offering, I am perfected, justified, and made righteous. I live in the fullness of His righteousness and in the victory He has won for me. Amen._ 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬, 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 📌👇👇 ☑ 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝟐 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄👇👇👇 🔗 https://chat.whatsapp.com/CFxv5QSdpw88jrd9Q7WcLH ☑ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 https://www.kingsch.at/jl/d0ZJVU ☑ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 https://youtube.com/@thewatchersnetwork247?si=0cGo_RHuAGD3R12h ☑ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 https://youtube.com/@thekinginglife?si=ss0InAXzh53tbOPu *FURTHER STUDY:* *Hebrews 10:12-14 AMPC* Whereas this One [Christ], after He had offered a single sacrifice for our sins [that shall avail] for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, *13* Then to wait until His enemies should be made a stool beneath His feet. *14* For by a single offering He has forever completely cleansed and perfected those who are consecrated and made holy. *Hebrews 9:27-28* And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: *28* So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. *1 John 4:10* Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. *1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Mark 5:1-20 & Leviticus 19-21 *2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Matthew 16:13-20 & Exodus 2 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬, 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 📌👇👇 ☑ 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝟐 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄👇👇👇 🔗 https://chat.whatsapp.com/CFxv5QSdpw88jrd9Q7WcLH ☑ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 https://www.kingsch.at/jl/d0ZJVU ☑ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 https://youtube.com/@thewatchersnetwork247?si=0cGo_RHuAGD3R12h ☑ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 https://youtube.com/@thekinginglife?si=ss0InAXzh53tbOPu 𝐍𝐁: 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞 (𝟏) 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭! 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔❤️🙏