Today is good Friday.
The day that is celebrated as the crucifixion day.
The day Jesus was offered as a sacrifice for the sin of the world.
The day Jesus was offered as a sacrifice for the sin of the world.
Hard to imagine that something so pure and holy, Jesus' blood........
could pay for all the evil and nastiness.........
the hatred and hurt.....
everything wrong in the human heart.
It is hard to imagine that everything about the crucifixion was so that I could enter into relationship with God. IT was my sin that separated me from Him. He could not look upon me or interact with me because He had set a standard and was not about to lower it. Instead, He paid the price so that I could be brought "up" to His standard.
It was the shed blood of Jesus that paid the price.
Hebrews 9:22 reads: In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
We go back even farther in Scripture and we find in Leviticus 17:11----For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar. It is the blood that makes atonement for one's life.
You won't here much in churches today about the blood of Jesus.
There will be a lot of messages this weekend about Jesus' death.
There will be a lot of messages this weekend about Jesus' death.
About the cross.
About the tomb and resurrection.
But you will not hear many who speak of the blood of Christ.
It is this blood that was given willingly by Christ, this perfect....sinless....pure....and holy blood that covered the sin of the world.
It has lost none of its power.
The blood is still at work today.
The blood is still at work today.
It brings forgiveness where there is confession and repentance.
It brings healing where there is brokenness and sorrow.
It brings healing where there is brokenness and sorrow.
It brings freedom where people are in slavery and bondage.
It brings life from death.
It is the blood of Jesus.
Please don't let this weekend fall into just another weekend.
Don't let your church service or gathering be just another meeting.
Prepare yourself to meet with Jesus this weekend.
Prepare yourself to receive from Him what ever it is He desires to give you or tell you.
Embrace the truth of the cross............that death could not defeat Him.
That the power of sin has been broken and the devil is a defeated foe.
HE IS RISEN!!!!!
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