Once For All

…so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many…”

Hebrews 9:28

The writer of Hebrews states that Christ offered himself once for all. This means once for all sin of all people, of all time. If his one sacrifice was in any way insufficient he would have suffered since the foundation of the world, offering himself repeatedly for each sin.

The comfort and blessing is rich here. Salvation is an act of God whereby a person is forgiven of all sin past, present, and future. While I don’t have to continue in sin that grace abounds, I also don’t have to become mired in discouragement over besetting sin. Jesus knew it in eternity past and forgave it once and for all when he offered his blood in the heavenly temple.

Furthermore, because he knows what it means to be tempted by sin and understands suffering in a sin-broken world he deeply sympathizes with us in our sin-struggles.

We can (and must!) boldly come and pray before the throne of grace, finding abundant grace to help in our time of need. I love it.

-C.R.