The Power
of the Blood of Jesus Christ
Why is the
blood of Jesus Christ important to Christianity? The Bible gives a faithful account of man’s
sins and heinous crimes, but also shows God bringing redemption to mankind
through the shedding of the blood by His Son (Romans 5:10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God
through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be
saved by His life).
Many of us
have not recognized how Jesus’ blood is meant to be applied to all aspects of
our lives and how it can bring healing, protection, and deliverance for
ourselves and those whom we love. His
blood makes available to us greater freedom, power, and deliverance than we can
imagine. When we apply the truth of the
blood to our lives, we can live in the fullness and power that Jesus provides
for us.
The
necessity of the shedding of the blood for reconciliation with God stand at the
very center of the ‘Christian message of redemption. In Leviticus, instructions for carrying out
the rituals of sacrifice, blood was prominent.
If people followed God’s instructions to the letter, they brought
animals for sacrifice from their own flocks and herds. The main reason was so they would understand
that sin is costly and must be atoned for.
The
sacrifices took place in the tabernacle and later the temple, that was often
accompanied by a confession of sin. In
this way, the spiritual truth of the significance of the sacrifice was meant to
hit home to the people. They were to
comprehend clearly that blood was necessary for atonement.
Although,
the Mosaic sacrificial system was given to the Israelites, its truths are
applicable to all people. The
sacrifices, the priests, the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies, and other aspect
of the tabernacle were only earthly copies of the heaven reality that had not
yet been manifested (Hebrews 9:7-10 But
into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood,
which he offered for himself and for the people’s sins committed in ignorance;
the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not
yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing. It was symbolic for the present time in which
both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the
service perfect in regard to the conscience— concerned only with foods and
drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of
reformation).
This animal
sacrifice was for our sins, but the only sacrifice qualified to pay for our
sins and reconcile us to God is the perfect blood that Jesus shed on the cross. The sacrificial system is also meant to point
people to their need for reconciliation and communion with God. If the sinner
himself is not to die for his sins and is not to remain separated from God, then
a representative must bear the sinner’s death.
This is the heart of the message of the sacrificial system. Unfortunately, the sacrificial system was
temporary. A sacrifice availed for a
sin, but if a sin was repeated, a new sacrifice had to be presented at the
altar.
Jesus death
on the cross was superior to the blood of thousands upon thousands of
sacrificial animals Micah 6:7 Will the
Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my
transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
In a
spiritual sense, God has verified, ratified, and notarized His agreement with
us in blood – the blood of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. The blood of the sacrifice served as a
propitiation (atonement) for sin (1 John
2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but
also for the whole world). This is
the purpose of the sacrifice of the blood, and it satisfied the requirements of
a righteous God. Because of God’s great
love for us, He provided a payment for our sin.
The blood of Jesus Christ pays for our debt in full (for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that came by Christ Jesus. 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— he did it to
demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one
who justifies those who have faith in Jesus Romans 3:23-26).
When Jesus
died on Calvary, He opened up for us the fountain of His Life’s blood. With that blood, we can overcome the powers
of darkness – the devil and the entire spiritual underworld (I am He who lives, and was dead, and
behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death
Revelation 1:18). His blood may not
be visible to you and me, but you can be assured that demons and all other
unclean spirits can see it. They are
terrified by the blood of Jesus and cannot remain in the presence of the blood
of Jesus Christ.
There is
power in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Because of His suffering, and His death on the cross, we are healed (But He was wounded for our transgressions
(things we know are wrong, but we continue to do them), He was bruised for our iniquities (generational curses); The chastisement for our peace was upon
Him, And by His stripes we are healed Isaiah 53:5). The power and the life
and the blood of Jesus Christ, which was shed on Calvary two thousand years ago,
has never lost its power and we must proclaim this truth to Satan continuously
and take back our lives and lives of those around us in Jesus name.
By His blood,
we have power and authority over demons (Mark
16:17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name, they will cast
out demons Luke 10:19 Behold, I give
you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power
of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you).
By His
blood, we can lay hands on the sick and they will recover (Mark 16:18 they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover).
By His
blood, we can rescue souls from the hurts, expectations, disappointments,
betrayals, offences, regrets, broken hearts, traumas, un-forgiveness, rejection
and generational iniquities (wickedness) (Zechariah
8:11 As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your
prisoners free from the waterless pit).
When the
blood of Jesus is applied spiritually to our souls, we are safe from the Second
death (But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall
have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the
second death Revelation 21:8), which is eternal separation from God. Jesus said, “whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” John 11:26.
All sin,
including murder, leads to spiritual death and can be atoned for only by blood
sacrifice. The price is high, and it
must be paid. Sin must be dealt
with. The sacrificial system was God’s
way of illustrating for us what the death of Christ – the shedding of His blood
– would accomplish for us in restoring us to God and giving us eternal
life. The blood of Jesus Christ was
God’s new blood covenant.
When Satan
steps out to challenge God’s cause, you can know that the blood of Christ
provides every believer with the necessary provision to defeat him. We will have peace, joy, and comfort when we
think and declare the overcoming power that is made possible by the blood of
the Lamb (Revelation 12:10-11 Then I
heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the
kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of
our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast
down. And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love
their lives to the death).
Tony Sanchez
5-26-17
