Think about the practice of “writing a check” in relationship to Christ’s death. The Bible depicts the death of Christ as a payment that was made on our behalf. Consider this for a moment.
When writing a check, you must put a date on it. When Christ wrote the date, He said, “The hour has come” (John 17:1). For “Pay to the Order of,” He was not making payment “to” us or “to” the devil. The sacrifice was directed “to” the Father (Heb. 9:12-14), as propitiation for sins. In the amount box, Jesus wrote in, “My blood” (Matt. 26:28). On the amount line, He wrote out, “Give His life a ransom” (Matt. 20:28; Eph. 1:7). On the memo line, He simply wrote, “For you” (Eph. 5:2; Gal. 2:20). He waited three days and signed it with “the empty tomb” (1 Pet. 3:21). Seeing that a check must have a bank on which the funds are being drawn, Jesus used the only bank that is “rich in mercy…great love…exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness” (Eph. 2:4-7). Of course, the check cleared! Now He’s waiting on you to accept His payment…every day!