By the Blood of Jesus

I enjoy watching television shows that are medical dramas. I am intrigued by how they figure out how to treat the injures and diseases. The ability that God has blessed us with to heal conditions that just a few years ago were uncurable is amazing.

The one thing I don’t like in these shows is when they show blood. I don’t like to look at blood, mine or anyone else’s. I don’t even like to think about blood.

We are told in scripture that the life of both animals and humans is in the blood. The blood thus belongs to God.

Atonement required blood. God explains that this is because the life of the animal or human is in the blood.

In the Old Testament it was the blood of animals that temporarily covered sin.

In the New Testament it is by the blood of Jesus that sin and the penalty of sin is dealt with. Jesus did not secure our pardon from sin by simply living a sinless life. He died so we could be free. He bled so we could experience the joy of salvation.

Mark 14:24

This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Jesus shed His blood for many. He didn’t shed His blood for a select few, but for the many. That many includes you and me.

Romans 3:25

God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of His blood – to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.

We receive Jesus’ atoning blood by faith. Faith accepts the truth that it is only by the blood of Jesus that we are given salvation. Our human resources cannot bring salvation.

Hebrews 10:19-20

Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body.

Jesus’ blood provides for us a new and living way. The old way was by the blood of dead animals. The new and living way is through the living Savior Jesus, who died and shed His blood, but rose from the dead to life. We don’t have to continue to make animal sacrifices and follow the Law.

Jesus blood provides:

Ephesians 1:7

In Him we have redemption through the blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.

 Redemption and Forgiveness

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls is experiencing redemption and forgiveness through Jesus’ blood.

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Nearness to Jesus

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls is being near to Jesus by His blood.

Colossians 1:20

And through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.

Reconciliation and Peace with God

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls is experiencing reconciliation with God and His peace through Jesus’ blood.

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin.

Fellowship with God and Other Believers and Purification from All Sin

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls is being in fellowship with God and His people and being freed from the shame of our sin.

Revelation 1:5

To Him who loves us and freed us from our sins by His blood.

Frees us from the Penalty of Our Sins

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls is experiencing freedom from the penalty of our sins.

Revelation 12:11

They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony for they loved not their lives even unto death.

Victory Over the Devil

Raising the Roof and Removing the Walls is knowing daily victory over our enemy – the devil.

Jesus’ blood and only His blood can do these things for us.

There is no other way – atonement is in the blood of Jesus. Good works cannot cancel our debt of sin. Great knowledge does not move people from death to life. Our only hope for salvation and the forgiveness of our sin is faith in the shed blood of Jesus.

When we as followers of Jesus say it is only through Jesus that salvation is possible, we are not trying to be exclusive, we are just being truthful.

It is truth because Jesus is the only who could die for us.

It is truth because Jesus is the only one who did die for us.

By the Blood of Jesus, Raising the Roof and Removing the Ways,

                                         Joe