Hebrews 9.27-28 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.
It is said, if a person is born once, he will die once; but
if a person is born twice, he will
live twice. Jesus was born twice:
once in life, and then again in eternity. Jesus is the Only One who was born
again from the dead, that is the magnitude of His sacrifice for us. In our
society today, fewer and fewer people believe that.
We are all destined to die once. The life we are given
has an expiration date on it. But whether or not we live again depends on
whether or not we accept Christ’s sacrifice for us. We are destined to die
once; our old bodies are going to wear out and pass away. But the spiritual
part of us will live forever. Don’t know how, just know that it does.
In Ecclesiastes 3.11, Solomon wrote: [God] has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity
in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to
end. We are destined to be eternal, but only those who accept God’s way
will be granted eternal life; those who don’t will have eternal death. No
threat, no warning; just reality.
The gift of God
to the one who believes is, Himself.
In Him we live and move and have our being – for now. The gift of physical life
now, prepares us for the gift of eternal life then; but only to the ones who
believe it will be. Belief in what God has done is crucial. It is courageous. It
is commanded.
It is not our belief
that makes what God has done a reality, but it is our belief that gains us access into that reality. The Book is the Book,
and the reality, the reality; but we must believe despite what all the world
says against it.
So, Just as people
are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 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.
That’s a big statement. And only believers get it. When Jesus comes again, He
is coming for the faithful who believe.
Friends, I believe. I believe, not for you, but for me. I pray
for you, but I believe for me. I ask God to open your eyes, but I believe that what
Jesus did, He did for me… and will do for you. Yes, I am going to die and face judgment. But I stand on the eternal sacrifice
of Christ to defend me against the judgment of sin and death. Jesus was
sacrificed once to open the way for His return with salvation for all who trust
in Him. What’s done is done. Do we believe?
Father in Heaven, I
do believe. I don’t carry malice or vengeful hatred for those who don’t; but I
do believe. I await the Return that will bring salvation for those who are
waiting for Him. Father, I believe. May I live that message, and share it with
others. May they hear and believe for the Gospel is Your power to everyone who
believes, and all lives matter to You. Amen.
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