October 30,
2019
Dear Beloved,
There is great significance in the blood of Christ that was shed on the cross for our ransom and redemption. We need to remember that we were born into this world with an imputed debt that none of us could ever pay. The world we live in has been separated from the world that God originally created due to the consequence of sin.
The wages of our sin is death and our death isn’t enough to cover the debt. Therefore Jehovah, the creator of the universe, humbled Himself and became a man, a perfect man, and a perfect lamb! (Philippians 2:6-11). He “over paid” our debt with the shedding of His blood. In doing so, He took our sin and guilt and set us free from the debt that we could not pay. Let me share with you six things His blood does for us who are under His grace:
1. You were bought by the blood of Christ (Colossians 1:20).
Jesus fulfilled all five of the Offerings listed in Leviticus 1-8. His blood and sacrifice completely covers all of your sin, guilt, shame and failure. His blood overpaid all of your transgressions, trespasses and their consequences. Through Christ’s work on the cross, God the Father no longer sees you except through the blood of His Son. We align our confession with Him and declare that we are guilty and He calls us holy!
2. His blood signifies His Eternal Covenant with you (Luke 22:30). God has made a blood covenant with you that goes back to the story of Abraham and Isaac on a mountain. God made a blood covenant with Abraham and promised to provide the Lamb and would shed His own blood. This new Covenant is based on His work in our lives.
3. His blood washes you white as snow without blemish (Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 9:14). He cleanses our conscience and transforms us into a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Calls us righteous and without fault (Jude 24). There is no other cleansing agent in all creation that can wash away our sin and guilt.
4. His blood gives us access to His Throne in the Heavenly Realms. We have been raised up and seated in the Heavenly Realms (Ephesians 1:6). We have been given authority to bind and loose things on earth as it is in Heaven (Matthew 18:18).
5. As we plead the blood of Jesus over our lives, families, ministries and communities, His blood covers us and breaks every strategy and curse of the enemy (Hebrews 10:19). No weapon formed against us can stand in the spiritual realm.
6. We are overcomers of this world through His blood (Revelation 12:11). Jesus told His disciples to be encouraged for He has overcome the world (John 16:33). We are overcomers, triumphant and on the winning team of the end of history. Christ’s blood seals His everlasting covenant with us and nothing in all creation can separate us from Him through it (Romans 8:38-39).
During a week where the world is focused on death and fear, I encourage you to reflect on His blood and sacrifice and our everlasting hope and life.
Have a blessed week!
Pastor Eric
