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This week’s FMF writing prompt link-up is: ONCE
Setting my timer for five minutes, and . . . GO.
There are some things I need to hear, learn, and do again and again. Over and over. As if I never heard them, knew them, or did them before.
But there is one thing that never needs to happen again: Jesus Christ died once for all, a full and perfect atonement for the forgiveness of all who repent and believe.
Hebrews 7:7 says of Jesus, “He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.”
Once for all.
The Bible tells us that once we were strangers, aliens, foreigners to the promise, far off, without hope and without God in the world. But God.
He brought us near, made us His own, invited us into His family, made us His children, gave us a future and a hope.
Once for all.
In Him I don’t have to doubt my salvation or eternal destination. Even though I continue to sin and mess up every day, His grace has covered me and made me white as snow. Amazing grace. Completely undeserved.
STOP.
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Join us for a five-minute freewriting exercise and share your work below! Don’t forget to visit your link-up neighbor to read their post and leave an encouraging comment.
Amen! Without this assurance and the hope of his soon return, life would be overwhelming.
Once high atop far Calvary,
once upon a time
was paid blood-price for mercy
and saved us from the crime
bequeathed to us from aeons past,
from Adam to the zealot horde;
in Jesus’ hand the die was cast
for it was He who could afford
to pay the ransom for our souls
that day, unto forever
to make us holy, make us whole,
and to insure we’d never
want to flee or have to part
from He who loves with all His heart.
Amen! Once, for all.
So lovely and so, so true! Once for all. Amazing. <3
Amen SISTER! I love your scripture and description of ONCE and for ALL!
Thank you for leading us so well! I consider you a Christian Writer refresher!
Jennifer Cook
One and done. I’m so grateful.
Beautiful, Kate. Thank you for reminding me of this truth. I can never hear it enough. “But there is one thing that never needs to happen again: Jesus Christ died once for all, a full and perfect atonement for the forgiveness of all who repent and believe.” Amen. All praises to Him.
Amazing Grace indeed! ♥️