📌 *A ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL SACRIFICE* RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc. Dsc. DD. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST 2025. SCRIPTURE: *HEBREWS 9:27-28* 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. 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 take away 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. 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Ｓｈａｒｅ! *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. ||* *DAILY SCRIPTURE READING* *1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Mark 5:1-20 & Leviticus 19-21 *2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:* Matthew 16:13-20 & Exodus 2 *DIVINE HEALTH CONFESSIONS -21ST FEBRUARY 2025* *No death, disease, malfunction, or abnormality can reside in my body. I walk in divine health daily. The life of God is in me, flowing through every cell, tissue, and organ, making me whole, vibrant, and full of energy. Glory to God!. Hallelujah!* 📢 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥: We trust you have been blessed by this devotional. We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying thus: “𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶ev𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲; 𝗜’𝗺 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹! 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗵!” Let us know that you made that declaration by replying with "𝒀𝒆𝒔, 𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑨𝑳𝑽A𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑷𝑹𝑨𝒀𝑬𝑹"