Bethany liked high school, me, not so much. If at the end of my life I were to compile a list of things I am glad I only have to do once in my life, I’m sure high school would be in the top ten. What relief from worry and anxiety might we have in our lives if we knew some things need never be repeated? What if it were guaranteed you would never have to:
Have another painful surgery.
Battle cancer.
Loose a child.
Loose a spouse.
Send a loved one off to war.
We are not guaranteed any of these things. But we are told that the atoning sacrifice of Christ was a once for all, never to be repeated act that secures our salvation and puts us in perfect standing with God. I never have to make a perfect sacrifice for my sins, and that’s good news because I never could, and the reason is that He already has. What relief and comfort should we derive from those precious word of our Lord as he hung on the cross, “It is finished!”
No Other Boast 