Hebrews 10 A

{10:1} For the law having a shadow of good things tocome, [and] not the very image of the things, can never withthose sacrifices which they offered year by year continuallymake the comers thereunto perfect.
*It's true. Year after year people had to afflict their souls while their sins were once more cleansed from the Sanctuary they'd been placed upon. Even then, that very night, that very hour, that very minute after the cleansing sin was there again. Some impure thought worthy of being called sin was committed because sin still existed and was not done away with. The sacrifical system was once more in need. The sanctuary service was the law and it was a shadow of the reality. Sin being cleansed forever. Men and God be reconciled forever. People could never be fully reconciled to God as long as the sacrificial sanctuary service- the shadow of things to come was in play. For being reconciled to God completely is perfection.
{10:2} For then wouldthey not have ceased to be offered? because that theworshippers once purged should have had no moreconscience of sins. {10:3} But in those [sacrifices there is] aremembrance again [made] of sins every year. {10:4} For[it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goatsshould take away sins.
*The blood of animals could never pay the price for reconciliation with God. The only blood needed was that of the greatest sacrifice of all, Jesus, God's only son. The blood of reconciliation is innocent, is pure, is human not animal. The pure sinless blood of a human. Animals in their innocent state could step in temporarily until the fulness of time, but they were not and would never be able to atone for the people fully.
{10:5} Wherefore when he comethinto the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thouwouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: {10:6} Inburnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had nopleasure. {10:7} Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume ofthe book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. {10:8}Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burntofferings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neitherhadst pleasure [therein;] which are offered by the law;{10:9} Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. Hetaketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
*The first covenant was done away with. The sanctuary service offering animal blood and using imperfect man as intercessor was over and done with. The first had to be done away with so the second could be fully in effect. Jesus revealed the corruption of the very men prefiguring the work of God. He lay bare their evil and in doing so He revealed His own goodness, His own perfection. They couldn't have perfection in their midst it only made them appear truly evil. Sometimes when you have something real and something fake side by side there are glaring inconsistencies, there are obvious differences between the real and the fake. Jesus couldn't help but show His true love for mankind which made the false love of the priests obvious. The priests had to silence Him, they had to kill that which would reveal their false natures. Jesus came and by His life and death He did away with the old way of doing things.
{10:10} By the which will we are sanctified through theoffering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all. ]{10:11}And every priest standeth daily ministering and offeringoftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take awaysins: {10:12} But this man, after he had offered onesacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand ofGod; {10:13} From henceforth expecting till his enemies bemade his footstool. {10:14} For by one offering he hathperfected for ever them that are sanctified.
*One offering. The greatest offering and Jesus' role as the greatest and the perfect Sacrifice was complete. Never again would He need to be slain. There is only one Son of God. There is only one sacrifice needed, such a perfect, acceptable Sacrifice and it was made so all men through that Sacrifice could live. The blood of the Sacrifice was for all to use, to claim, to use to cover the multitude of sins in our lives. The blood needed for covering, for cleansing was shed once and sufficent forever.
There are some things that aren't consumed and gone after being used, but are used over and over and only one of them is necessary. A cast iron pan given at a wedding reception can stay in the family indefinitely being passed down from one generation to another and still be as useful as the first day it was given. It's a gift that will never stop giving, a gift that will out live generation after generation and forever be used- given once, used forever, or for as long as it's necessary. Not so many people use cast iron skillets anymore, not when we have non-stick skillets that are much easier, much lighter to use.
Christ's blood was shed once and it will be used until all of God's people are cleansed of sin. As long as there is sin that can be forgiven the blood of Christ will be needed and used.
'For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.'
...for them that are made holy.
To be sinless, to have all our sins taken away is to sanctify us and make us holy and acceptable to God, the reconcilation is complete.
Christ came to reconcile us to God. Christ came to die for mankind so we could be with God again. One amazing, perfect offering is able to perfect those who are being made holy.
By the will and grace, by the mercy of our Lord and Savior may we be sanctified for Him now and forever, may we be made one with our Father, reconciled and no longer estranged by sin. Cling to Jesus, cling to Him and never let Him go.
Amen.