The Perfect Sacrifice!

Hebrews 10:1-39 

Thursday, 26 February 2026

“By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.” -Hebrews 10:10

In a world where people are so obsessed with endless religious activities performed to get right and complete with their Creator, they fail to catch a glimpse of a Saviour who has done it all for us! In this chapter we read about repeated sacrifices being offered year after year that could never make us complete. All that these sacrifices could do was to remind the offeror, of his helpless, sinful condition (V.3). Sin is infinitely serious and every man grapples with the problem of God’s anger on sinners. Is there nothing else to it or is there a way out of our sin?

YES! There is a way! Christ Jesus offered His life for us so that you and I would be set free from the dominion of sin. Heb.10: 9 says: He came to do the Will of God – by the sacrifice of Himself for the salvation of humankind. 1 Tim. 2:4 tells us that God desires all to be saved. Salvation came through the sinless Man, Jesus. 1 John 3:5 says “…you know that He appeared in order to take away sins and in Him there is no sin.” John called out in a loud voice when he saw Jesus: “Look the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) Many who looked to Him were saved. 

Today those who turn their eyes unto Christ Jesus and His work will see this new plan Godlaid out in God’s way, unfold in their lives. 

They who yield thus are to believe that:

• Jesus became the one sacrifice for our sins forever when he carried our sins on his body (V.12). Until now every sacrifice only acted as a ‘BAND AID’ over our sin. But when Jesus came, He gave us a deep healing and removed sin’s control over our lives once and for all. 

• Jesus the perfect sacrifice, perfected imperfect people (V.14) – What does this mean?Since we have received His forgiveness, He does not remember our sins anymore and we stand perfect before him. He does not count our past, present or future sins againstHim. But His sanctification work in our lives is an ongoing process.

• Jesus opened a new way for us to walk into God’s promises (Vs.19-21) – How did He do this for us? 

• He became our High Priest: - He is our Mediator – 1 Tim.2: 5- For there is one God- one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus!

• He shed his blood-To cleanse us of all our sin – 1 John 1:7

• His body was torn-Just like the curtain in the temple to help us enter boldly into God’s presence. (V.21)

With all that Jesus has done for us how are we to respond? V.22 points to the answer:

• Draw near to God – knowing that He is the only answer to all our problems 

• Have a true heart in full assurance of faith – believe all that Jesus had done for us and His completed work on the cross of Calvary.

• Believing that only His blood can cleanse us from all our sin and guilt. 

• Declaring to the world through our baptism that we are new people in Him. 

Remember “For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.”  Hebrews 10:10 [NLT]

Think on: “How shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation…?” (Hebrews 2:3)

Listen: 'How great the Father’s love for us'