the blood of Jesus

A few years ago, someone reposted a tweet on their Instagram story. The tweet said something along the lines of Christ has already died and paid the price so I might as well sin.

I mean how can somebody even think of this? Don’t you fear God? Or maybe you don’t know who this Christ is?

Romans 6:6 'We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.'

Romans 6:1-2 'What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?'

There is a lot this tweet portrays but one thing I’ve noticed is that many people do not understand what the blood of Jesus is. They are ignorant of the power in the blood. Many people, even Christians, have no true knowledge of the saving power of the blood and what having access to the blood does for a mere mortal.

And before I go on, I want everyone reading this to never ever take the blood of Jesus for granted. Ignorance is not cute and makes you look silly.

There is so much I can say about the blood of Jesus but I will present to you four statements about the blood.

1. By the blood of Christ, our sins are forgiven (Hebrews 9:12, 1 John 1:7).

2. By the blood of Christ, an everlasting covenant between God and man is established (1 Corinthians 11:25-26). This covenant is laid out throughout scripture (Jeremiah 31:31-34). In this covenant, we can have intimacy with God and He dwells with us and not necessarily, in a set space. With this covenant, you do not work your way to God, He has done all the work through Christ, His Son. Our job is to believe and then walk on a journey of seeking His face and holiness.

3. By the blood of Christ, we overcome the enemy (Revelation 12:11). The blood of Christ reminds the devil that he has been defeated.

4. By the blood of Christ, our adoption into the family of God is established. Through Christ, God reconciled us back to Himself and therefore we are now children of God. (Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:15-16)