Once and Forever

Today I read Jeremiah 50:18-51:34 and Hebrews 9:11-10:3. My favorite verses are:

Jeremiah 51:15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.

Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

What a great and mighty God we serve—the creator of heaven and earth! And the author of our salvation! He is the God of once and forever. When He created the heavens and the earth, He saw that it was good; and he rested from His work on the seventh day. He did not have to go back and make changes and fix mistakes—touch up and redo—He created each thing perfectly in one act. Then when Christ became the sacrifice for the sins of mankind, He died ONCE—the perfect sacrifice—and He will never die again. When God saves us, it is not something He needs to do over and over again. We are saved once for all eternity. Now we are not perfect, and we continue to fall short of God’s perfect plan. But he forgives us. Consider this paradox: The God of once and forever forgives His children over and over and over when they sin against Him. Here is the reason why He can do this—when He forgives, He forgets. So each time He forgives us, it is once and forever! What a Great God!