With His own blood

Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. - Hebrews 9v12

I guess this is the most amazing fact of all. Jesus, the Great High Priest and testator of the new covenant sealed it with His own precious blood.

The Old Testament priest’s job, though a bit messy, was easy enough. All he had to do was slaughter an animal for the sacrifice. Our High Priest had a different task – He had to be the one being slaughtered. He was the one whose blood would pay the price. When the Old Testament priest offered up his animal sacrifice it was to atone for his own sin along with the rest of the nation. Jesus’ sacrifice was not for His own sin, for He had no sin for which a price had to be paid.

With that precious blood He obtained eternal redemption for each one of us. He did it for you and for me, because He did not need it. It was a totally selfless act.

We hear this over and over again, but I hope we never get tired of the old, old story of Jesus shedding His own blood to obtain my eternal redemption.