The Holy Bible tells us
about the blood from Genesis to Revelation and many people wonder why God
demands blood. Blood stands for life. When blood leaves your body that means
life is gone.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to
you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood
that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Leviticus 17:11 KJV
From the third chapter of
Genesis, when man was in the Garden of Eden and he broke God’s Law, he rebelled
against God and he found out that he was naked and God went out into the field
and slew some animals and shed some blood in order to take the skin and cover
their nakedness. From that moment on blood has been shed as a symbol of our
salvation.
Cain and Abel had
apparently been instructed how to worship God and Cain paid no attention, he
brought some vegetables to God as an offering, God rejected it. Abel brought a
blood sacrifice a calf and offered it to the Lord and God accepted it. Cain
grew very angry and very jealous of his brother and slew him. That was the
first murder and blood again was slain, shed in anger and war has been going on
between brothers and the human race ever since. Jesus said there will be wars
and rumours of wars till the end of time.
When Moses was down in
Egypt, trying to get the people out of Egypt, trying to get them into the
promise land. He was having this debate with Pharaoh. God said and you remember
alright tell them I’m going to kill the first born in all of Egypt tonight.
Tell the Jewish people to go out and slay a lamb without blemish and put the
blood on the door post. When I see the blood I will Passover, not when I see
the good works and that was the beginning of the Passover. God said when I see
the blood I will Passover you.
And the blood
shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the
blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy
you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13 KJV
There are several great
words on the power and the value of the blood.
1. Redemption
(which means deliverance)
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible
things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition
from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot: 1 Peter 1:18-19 KJV
The Bible teaches that we
as a human race are in the pawnshop of the devil and by disobedience we’re
enslaved spiritually under his authority. Unable to redeem ourselves, and
Christ died on the cross and paid the price for our salvation and redeemed us by
the giving of His own blood. He gave His blood to pay for our sins to redeem us
and if you’re not under the blood you’re not going to heaven. You must be under
the blood. Are you sure that, that experience has been yours? You have to
repent of sin, believe, trust and faith in Christ alone to save you.
2. Remission
(which means forgiveness)
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
Matthew 26:28 KJV
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without
shedding of blood is no remission.
Hebrews 9:22 KJV
The blood you see is a
shadow and the type in the Old Testament and it was sprinkled on the
tabernacle, the vessels, the book, and the congregations annually and this
action enabled God to forgive sins. Divine justice was satisfied and Divine
mercy extended through the types of blood. And Jesus in His death on the cross
made possible the forgiveness of sins through His blood. This is the heart of
the gospel. There is no gospel but this.
3. Justification (which means justified
as if we have never sinned, to be proven innocent, free from blame.)
But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us. Romans 5:8 KJV
We cannot do it ourselves
it’s impossible. You can work all your life and do good works and pay money to
the church, but that won’t justify you. The only thing that will justify you in
heaven, on earth is the blood of Jesus Christ, and justification means again just
as though you’re never sinned. That’s the power of the blood.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is
in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:24 KJV
Notice His Grace, Grace
is unmerited favour, something we don’t deserve. We don’t deserve our sins
forgiven, we don’t deserve to go to heaven, we’ll be honest with you, we don’t
deserve it, we deserve hell, but we received forgiveness and justification and
our names written in the Book of Life, and we are going to receive heaven
forever because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
4. Cleansing
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin. 1 John 1:7 KJV
When you come to the
cross not only does He cleanse all the past sins, but that blood is available
for any present or future sins. So that you stand before God justified and pure
ready to go to heaven. That’s a marvellous thing to have happen to you. God can
no longer see your sins. We’re cleansed by the blood in the spiritual realm.
The process is that of repentance and faith to all who will confess and forsake
sin, God offers a new chance. Wouldn’t that be wonderful a brand new start in
life to be born from above, to be born anew, born again to start over and all
the past, present and future sins forgiven, that’s what God offers you.
5. Peace
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to
reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in
earth, or things in heaven.
Colossians 1:20 KJV
Because of the blood of Jesus
Christ, we can have peace. There are 3 types of peace spoken in the Bible.
First is peace with God. He makes peace at the cross. Then there’s the peace of
God the Holy Spirit produces in you, when you come to Christ you have a peace
that you have never known before. Think of the restlessness in the world today.
Among so many of us, the pressures that we live under but to think of having
peace in the midst of it all and then there is peace between nations and that’s
going to happen someday when Jesus comes back again and reign as KING OF KINGS
AND LORD OF LORDS. You can have that peace here and now. In the midst of the
troubles and trials, and discouragements of life and the pressures of life you
can have the peace of God which passeth all understanding.
If you have pardon from
God you can stand before anything in this world with peace in your heart,
because if you’re ready to die you’re ready to live. And you’ve already been
pardoned because of Christ free pardon for sin, we’re not afraid of anything at
the judgement because of the blood of Christ.
It was all done at the
cross; it saves sinners like you and me. Is the blood of Jesus Christ sprinkled
on the door of your heart? Will the judgement of God Passover you? Or are you
going to face the judgement of God? Which is it going to be?
With Blessing in Christ,
David
& Gay
