Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All

LENTEN SEASON. What this got to do with the life of Christ and His Cricifixion? Is this what we're really celebrating or the tradition has overpowered the real essence of remembering what Christ did on the cross two thousand years ago? There's simply a lot of things we do because we're born to it but never really know what's the essence of doing it.

As we celebrate the season, let us be reminded that Christ sacrifice is enough for all our sins and there's no other blood that can ever be offered for the remission of our sins. Paul writes, "The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices REPEATED ENDLESSLY YEAR AFTER YEAR, make perfect those who draw near to worship... And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary." 

One of Christ's final words declared that what He did is enough, He said, "IT IS FINISHED!" Death is FINISHED! Sin is FINISHED! There's no other thing that we can do to repay Him for what He did!

Enjoy the rest of the season with the LOVE of the Father, the Forgiveness of the Son Jesus Christ and the comfort and dwelling of the Holy Spirit in us.

In Christ,

Jim

Sangdakot ng Biyaya

AWIT 121 [Si Yahweh ang Ating Saklolo]

1 Do'n sa mga burol, ako'y napatingin---
   sasaklolo sa akin, saan manggagaling?

2 Ang hangad kong tulong, kay Yahweh
   magmumula, sa Diyos na lumikha ng langit at ng lupa.

3 Di Niya ako hahayaang mabuwal,
   Siya'y di matutulog, ako'y babantayan.

4 Ang tagapagtanggol ng [bansang Pilipinas]
   hindi natutulog at palaging gising!

Isang kaaliwan sa akin ang marinig ang mga naturang salita mula sa Salita ng Panginoon. Sa tuwing aking sisilayan ang mga aralin na tila isang higante na kay hirap daigin, naitatanong ng aking payak na kaisipan kung papaano ko ito aaralin.

Ngunit tulad ng tinuran ni Haring David sa kanyang mga Awit, ang aking tulong ay hindi manggagaling sa aking karunungan, bagkus sa aking Panginoon na may likha ng lahat ng bagay. Sa Kanya nagmula ang lahat ng karunungan, maging ang karunungan ni Haring Solomon na walang sino man sa daigdig ang makahihigit ay Kanyang bigay.

Panatag akong ang Kanyang kamay ay laging nakaagapay sa akin at kailanman ay hindi Nya ako pababayaan. Sa Kanya ko iniaalay ang lahat ng ito!