Hebrews 10:12 12But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Do you know that we once owed God a huge debt? No, it was not
a money debt, it was a sin debt. We owed God a sin debt which
we could never pay. But God so loved us that He came up with a
plan to pay the debt — He gave us His Son to die on the cross
for our sins. Jesus was without sin. So when He went to the
cross as punishment for our sins, He paid for us a debt He did
not owe.
My friend, the reality is that our sin debt has been more
than paid in full. In fact, Jesus overpaid it! Jesus’
sacrifice was an overpayment because it was not just a good
man, revered for his saintly qualities and good character, who
died for us. It was the Son of the living God, the Creator of
the universe, the perfect Man, who died for us!
Because Jesus is God, His sacrifice is greater than the
sacrifices of all good men — past, present and future — put
together. His sacrifice avails for all who lived in the past,
all who are currently alive and all who will live in the
future. And His one sacrifice forever took away all our sins.
Jesus’ sacrifice was also an overpayment because His blood is
of far more value to God than the blood of bulls and goats
used in the past to atone for the sins of the Israelites. His
blood is the blood of God Himself, not of animals. Because His
blood is eternal, His blood cleanses us forever, so we have
eternal forgiveness!
My friend, the next time you are mindful of a bad deed,
remember that Jesus, your sacrifice for sins, not only paid
100 per cent for your sin, but His sacrifice was also an
overpayment. You can therefore truly and completely rest in
the presence of God, knowing that He is fully satisfied and
completely at rest concerning you. He is not going to find
some sin you had committed that Jesus’ blood failed to cover.
Beloved, God can righteously give you His blessings and you
can expect to receive them because Jesus overpaid your debt!
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