Adoption

When we give our life to Jesus Christ and accept him as our lord and saviour, we become members of God’s family. Our surname changes to children of God. With this in mind, our misbehaviour would not mean that we are no longer his children. It only requires us to go back to Him and ask for forgiveness as the prodigal son did and He will take us back.  This is due to the perfection in the sacrifice that Jesus made. It is a once-and-for-all sacrifice.

God is not interested in our burnt offering and incense anymore. They are just temporary measures to atone for our sins. It is not fragrance and smoke from the altar that whet His appetite. He set aside the first in order to enact the new plan-- God's way--by which we are made fit for God by the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus. Every priest goes to work at the altar each day, offers the same old sacrifices year in, year out, and never makes a dent in the sin problem. As a priest, Christ made a single sacrifice for sins – the perfect sacrifice, and that was it! Then he sat down right beside God.

Unlike the human priest, Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins forever. The sacrificed blood of Jesus, God's Son, purges all our sin. The blood Christ shed on the cross addresses the sin problem that plagues all people. People do not need a priest continually to offer sacrifices to cover their sins; they need sincerely, to ask God for forgiveness through faith in Christ and His sacrifice. God can erase the record of sin and help those who turn to Him to live a godly life.

In Christ, the eternal perfect sacrifice has completely invalidated the Old Testament sacrificial system. The sacrifice of Jesus and the resultant salvation erases the guilt and clears the record of sin. It also guarantees an eternity in heaven with Jesus.

If you have received Christ, rejoice. If you have yet to receive Him, do not wait any longer. Your efforts cannot save you. Only Jesus can save you. Your life will move from temporary to eternal when you place your faith and trust in Christ.