The Power of the Blood.
Does a guilty conscience play heavy on your mind, or are there a few areas that trouble you. Maybe not, but every now and again something will trouble your conscience. I used to be greatly troubled and at times still am, but consider:
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
God designed blood to deliver oxygen and nutrition to your cells; without it your limbs and organs would die. Your white cells are uniquely qualified to act as a ‘militia’ attacking harmful bacteria that could otherwise kill you. And you’re your physical body illustrates the function of Jesus’ blood in the church, which is His body.
Paul says,
Romans 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have
Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
God designed blood to deliver oxygen and nutrition to your cells; without it your limbs and organs would die. Your white cells are uniquely qualified to act as a ‘militia’ attacking harmful bacteria that could otherwise kill you. And you’re your physical body illustrates the function of Jesus’ blood in the church, which is His body.
Paul says,
Romans 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have
not the same office:
Romans 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members
Romans 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members
one of another.
Regardless of mortality, maturity or rank, we all need the sin-cleansing, life-giving power of the blood. Without it we’re no proof of our son-ship. Just as a doctor can draw blood to verify who your earthly father, the blood of Jesus makes us’ …[sons and] heirs[s].
Regardless of mortality, maturity or rank, we all need the sin-cleansing, life-giving power of the blood. Without it we’re no proof of our son-ship. Just as a doctor can draw blood to verify who your earthly father, the blood of Jesus makes us’ …[sons and] heirs[s].
Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his
Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Galatians 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive
Galatians 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive
the adoption of sons.
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Galatians 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then
Galatians 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then
an heir of God through Christ.
Strength and nourishment, plus every promise and blessing, flow to us today through the blood of Jesus.
A Satan hates it, because not only does it redeem us, it’…makes our conscience clear.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the
Strength and nourishment, plus every promise and blessing, flow to us today through the blood of Jesus.
A Satan hates it, because not only does it redeem us, it’…makes our conscience clear.
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the
eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your
conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
One Christian teacher writes: ‘We’ve toned down our teaching of the blood … We have learned about the Spirit …but failed to teach each other about the blood. Consequently we have produced a generation of believers who are empowered by the Spirit but don’t feel forgiven… They are exercising spiritual gifts, but living in guilt… Without the blood, there is no forgiveness of sins’ (Hebrews 9:22 NLT).
Soul Food Reading Ester 4:9-5:3; Hebrews 4:7-16
One Christian teacher writes: ‘We’ve toned down our teaching of the blood … We have learned about the Spirit …but failed to teach each other about the blood. Consequently we have produced a generation of believers who are empowered by the Spirit but don’t feel forgiven… They are exercising spiritual gifts, but living in guilt… Without the blood, there is no forgiveness of sins’ (Hebrews 9:22 NLT).
Soul Food Reading Ester 4:9-5:3; Hebrews 4:7-16
I am extremely grateful to Bob and Debbie Grass for their inspiration through their daily devotionals from "The Word for Today", and for allowing me to use their material as a source. Their daily devotionals can be found free of charge from the united Christian Broadcasters UBC at www.ucb.co.uk.
