Once For All

I gazed in dismay at the rose bushes I had planted in the spring. A summer of Texas heat and drought had taken their toll. And to be honest, my good intentions of caring for the plants had been replaced by other demands on my time.

I had even gone so far as to purchase a special fertilizer for the roses that supposedly only had to be administered once for the whole season.

Have you ever noticed that nothing in this old world is truly permanent? Hair permanents are anything but. Even a once-for-all fertilizer has to be administered every year.

Praise God, He never changes and His Kingdom is unshakeable. And the best news? When Christ said "It is finished!" from the cross He spoke the gospel truth.

When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. ~Hebrews 9:11-12 (NIV)

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for Your perfect sacrifice which purchased for us what we could never do for ourselves. In Your perfect and Holy name we pray, Amen.