“neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Hebrews 9:12 KJV
As High Priest, Christ’s permission to enter the Holy Place was not secured by the blood of beasts. By His Own Blood He obtained access on behalf of the human race. Only one act was needed for Him to enter the most sacred place of grace and there to institute a ransom of perpetual consequence. The perfection of redemption He secured needs no further sacrifice. There is nothing we need do to add weight to what He accomplished once and for all. The only possible priesthood activity we can now engage in is to continually bring a sacrifice of the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name - no blood, just fruit - even our acts of self-sacrifice, giving of time and money etc. are all just the fruit of our constant gratitude! Let’s be constantly giving thanks to Him Who secured our perfect redemption and opened the way for us to give thanks in the Most Holy Place as priests under our High Priest! Hallelujah!
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