Life...is in the blood

Leviticus 17:11
For the life...is in the blood, it is the blood that makes atonement
for one's life.

Listening to doctors and physicians talk all day about hemanalysis 
reminds me that indeed the power is in the blood.
A single drop of blood can provide enough medical information to
diagnosis practically every condition.

We all know that its impossible to sustain physical life without blood. It brings life giving oxygen and protein and antibiotics (etc.) to the entire body.  What about Spiritual life?  Our scripture says that... Life,  is in the blood. Spiritual life, everlasting life, is in the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,
in accordance with the riches of God's grace

The verse in Leviticus is referring to the animal sacrifice that was required from
worshipers. Atonement for sin called for a costly and living sacrifice.

During the days of atonement, the children of Israel
approached the High Priest in the temple with their spotless lamb. The
hyssop branch was used to sprinkle the blood of the lamb on the penitent sinner. Sin was now atoned... for a full year.

The Messiah, Jesus Christ the righteous, came as the lamb of God which
takes away the sin of the whole world.
On the cross He bled and died. By His sacrifice, and by His blood,  He atoned for your sin
and mine, one time and for all time.

Scripture also teaches us that without the shedding of blood there is
no forgiveness of sins.

Romans 3:25
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding
of his blood—to be received by faith.

The medical value from hematology are endless. It seems that every
report I hear or medical conference I attend, the issue is THE BLOOD, the blood, the blood


listen with your heart as you read Hebrews 9:12-14 from the message translation.

Hebrews 9:12-14    But when the Messiah arrived, high priest of the superior things of this new covenant, he bypassed the old tent and its trappings in this created world and went straight into heaven's "tent"—the true Holy Place—once and for all. He also bypassed the sacrifices consisting of goat and calf blood, instead using his own blood as the price to set us free once and for all. If that animal blood and the other rituals of purification were effective in cleaning up certain matters of our religion and behavior, think how much more the blood of Christ cleans up our whole lives, inside and out. Through the Spirit, Christ offered himself as an unblemished sacrifice, freeing us from all those dead-end efforts to make ourselves respectable, so that we can live all out for God.  (Message)

LIFE...IS IN THE BLOOD

Oh the blood of Jesus, 

Oh the blood of Jesus, 

Oh the blood of Jesus,

 That washes white as snow!

 

You can invite Christ into your life to be your Lord and Savior right now. 

 

Pray this simple prayer with me:

 

Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I believe that you came to this earth as the Son of God to die for my sin. Come into my heart and cleanse me of sin. Give me eternal life through your blood. I want to be a child of God

In Jesus name...Amen

(Welcome to the family of God. Drop me an email or comment.  I look forward to sharing with you some encouraging scripture)

 

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  1. Bobby and Cheryl PruiettNovember 29, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    "the blood that gives me strength from day to day...it shall NEVER
    Lose it's pow'r!"
    Amen & Amen!

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