No Repeats by David Jeremiah

Monday, May 28 No Repeats    And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Hebrews 9:15    Very few things in life are one and done, never needing to be repeated. That has given rise to the complaint people have about life in general: “Life is so daily!” Most of what we do today has to be repeated tomorrow and the day after.

Recommended Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34

And that is true of most spiritual practices as well—except for one. The death of Christ put an end to the offering of sacrifices for sin. That is the main reason the Bible refers to the death and Resurrection of Christ as the institution of a “new covenant,” a “better covenant”: “He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises” (Hebrews 8:6). What is better about the New Covenant? It never has to be repeated. Jesus is “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). No sacrifice under the Mosaic Covenant could do that. Be glad today that your sins are forgiven once and for all through Christ. Nothing can separate you from His love. There is no death of sin without the death of Christ. John Owen