The
Importance of the Blood of Jesus
The
blood of Jesus Christ is important in the lives of all Christians. It was by
Jesus’ blood that we were saved. His ultimate sacrifice at the cross was done so
that each of us might have a right to life. Instead of being consumed and cast
into the fire, our lives were spared when Jesus offered up his own. Although his
disciples did not understand it at the time, Jesus had to die. It was
only by the shedding of his blood…the blood of the lamb that we could each be
saved. There is power in the blood of Jesus. The blood can heal, cleanse,
protect, and even convict.
Heals
There
is healing in the power of Jesus’ blood. His blood can heal us. When Jesus
went to the cross, he took all of our sins with him. He took our shortcomings
along with our sickness and disease.
The
Bible tells us that “by his stripes we are healed.” 1 Peter 2:24
Who
his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to
sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
As
believers, we have this promise. Jesus died so that we might be saves. He died
so that our illness and infirmity could be healed.
Cleanse
The
Bible tells us that we are all as filthy rags before God.
None of us are perfect nor are we without sin. We have all done things that were
not right. Whether we told a “little white lie” on our taxes or we lied when
our boss asked us if we were busy…we lied. If we have not paid our tithes as we
should, then we are robbers. We have robbed God. We have lusted after things or
people. There is not one of us righteous. No. Not one. So, we need the
cleansing of the blood of Jesus.
“Much
more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath
through Him. “ (Romans 5:9)
"But
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin." (1 John
1:7)
For
I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwells in Zion”
(Joel 3:21)
“In
Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of His grace.” (Ephesians 1:7)
Protects
The
blood provides protection for us. It helps to keep us safe from all of the
tricks of the enemy. We are told that our enemy the Devil comes to steal, kill,
and destroy. It is the blood of Jesus that keeps us protected from the wiles of
the enemy.
The
blood also provides protection from harm and danger. The last Plague that came
to Egypt was the Death of the First Born. This plague took the lives of every
first-born child in the land of Egypt.
Exodus
11:4-7 tells us that, “Then Moses said, ‘Thus says the
Lord, “About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; and all the
firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who
sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the female servant who is behind
the hand mill, and all the firstborn of the animals. Then there shall be a
great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as was not like it before, nor
shall be like it again. But against none of the children of Israel shall a dog
move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that the Lord does
make a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.””
The
Israelites were instructed to place the blood of an unblemished lamb and smear
it on the two side posts and the upper post of their doors. God tells them that
this shall be a sign for the Destroyer to “Passover” their houses. The blood
was an outward sign of their relationship to God. The blood of the lamb
provided protection against the Destroyer who was to come.
When
we enter the New Testament, we learn that Jesus was the unblemished lamb.
He was slain, and his blood provides protect for those of us who are saved.
Today,
we still have the same privilege. We are
covered under the blood of Jesus. And, we should pled the blood over everything
that we value. This includes our children, our health, our jobs, our homes, and
our jobs.
Convicts
Blood
even has the power to convict us. It can convict us of our sins. When Cain
killed Abel, Abel’s blood cried out to God from the ground:
Genesis
4: 9-11~Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I
do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”10 And He said, “What have you done? The
voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. 11 So now you
are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s
blood from your hand.
Hebrews
11:4~By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was
commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel
still speaks, even though he is dead.
Binds
The
blood acts as a binding agent. It binds us to Christ. This is one of the
reasons that we have Communion. When the disciples held the Last Supper with
Jesus. He broke bread with them. The bread was a symbol of his body. And, the
wine was a symbol of his blood that would soon be shed for the sins of the
world.
After
the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is
the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in
remembrance of me. (1 Corinthians 11:25)
The
blood of Jesus plays many roles in the life of Christians. It can save,
convict, cleanse, heal, and bind. When we accept Jesus Christ into our lives,
we are no longer our own. We become willing servants to the living God. Our
bodies are not our own. We were bought with a price…the price being the death
of Jesus.
