The Perfect Sacrifice

The Perfect Sacrifice

During God’s first covenant with the Israelites, blood sacrifices needed to be made frequently. Although the high priest only entered the most inner room once a year, priests made sacrifices in the outer room often. 

The second covenant does not require frequent blood sacrifices. In fact, only one sacrifice was needed, the perfect sacrifice. 

Because Jesus lived a sinless life, He was worthy of becoming the sacrifice to end all sacrifices. All the believer needs to do is accept Jesus’ sacrifice for the forgiveness of their sin. Can I interest you in that? Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Hebrews 9:24-28

24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. 25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Today’s Reading:

Hebrews 9