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    Why was his sin so significant that it cost him the promised land? The reason is that the rock here also typifies Christ. And by striking the rock, Moses was spoiling the picture of Christ! The first smiting of the rock 38 years ago points to the crucifixion of Jesus. By striking the rock again, Moses was crucifying Christ a second time! That is why the Lord told him this time to speak to the rock, not strike it.
    Jesus’ one sacrifice on the cross is perfectly perfect and completely complete. When He died, He cried, “It is finished!” (John 19:30) What is finished? His work of atoning for our sins is finished once and for all.
    Paul said, “But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.” (Hebrews 10:12–13) And through one offering, He perfected forever those who are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:14, KJV) Jesus’ “one sacrifice for sins forever” means that there is no longer any need for you to offer sacrifices for your sins! God has already poured out the full fury of His wrath when He punished all your sins in the body of His Son. Your lifetime of sins has been dealt with! You have forgiveness of sins!
    So when you sin today, there is no need to ask Jesus to come down from heaven to die on the cross again for your sin. There is no need to strike the Rock again. Jesus’ one sacrifice for sins avails for all eternity!
    What Does Striking The Rock Mean Today?
    Every Christian will agree that there is no need for Jesus to come down from heaven to die again for our sins. But do we really understand what it means today to crucify Him afresh?
    Let me ask you this: When you fall into sin, what is your response? If you beg God to forgive you and you make a fresh application of Jesus’ blood so that you can be made righteous all over again, you are crucifying Christ afresh.
    He is more willing to bless you than you are willing to be blessed!
    If you have just been retrenched and you need a new job, what is your response? If you grumble, cry and beg God to bless you with a new job, you are crucifying Christ again.
    Let me explain. In both cases, you are saying that Jesus’ work is not complete. You are saying that His blood did not really take away all your sins. You are saying that His death on the cross is not good enough for God to release the fullness of His blessings on you. In essence, you are saying that He needs to be crucified again to finish what He didn’t finish!
    No, far from it! Jesus died to sin once for all and that one death more than satisfied God! Today, God is so pleased with what His Son has done that He is more willing to bless you than you are willing to be blessed!
    Some of you may still have questions like, “Pastor Prince, I believe God wants to bless me, but He can’t because I have some unconfessed and unforgiven sins.” Unfortunately, many Christians today are still so sin-conscious, instead of Son-conscious, that they miss out on so many of God’s blessings.
    Let me now address this issue of the forgiveness of sins. In the Old Testament, the children of Israel had to make repeated offerings for sins year after year because the blood of bulls and goats just could not give them eternal redemption and everlasting righteousness. (Hebrews 10:1–4) But Jesus by His own blood has obtained eternal redemption for us. (Hebrews 9:12) His blood has made us righteous forever because His blood is ever efficacious.
    If man offers the sin offering, it is never enough. But if God offers the sin offering — if God offers Himself — will He provide something that is temporal and which tomorrow must be offered again? If, even after Jesus has offered His blood, we still have to resort to “repeated offerings” by begging for forgiveness, beating ourselves or doing good works every time we sin, we are actually putting the blood of God’s Son on the same level as the blood of bulls and