The Blood Of Jesus Christ

I remember reading some time ago about a person who went to their pastor and asked for permission to sing a song about the blood of Jesus Christ.  The pastor told the person no because he felt the congregation of that church were beyond that.  The person was floored and hopefully found a different church.  The pastor's reaction troubles me deeply and unfortunately there are probably many people in our day that have the same opinion as him.

I for one am thankful for the shed blood of Jesus Christ.  It is through the precious shed blood of Jesus Christ that we obtain forgiveness of our sins.  Without the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ there is no forgiveness of sins.  We believers in Jesus Christ must never forget the awesome sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the Cross and we should remember that He shed His blood on the Cross for each one of us.  There is no forgiveness of sins without the shedding of blood and not just any blood will do.  The sacrifice had to be perfect and without blemish.  Jesus Christ is the only One qualified for that role.

We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of God's standards.  If we just look at the ten commandments by themselves we have broken them all either in thought or deed.  The blood of sheep and goats can not cleanse our consciences.  Those sacrifices from the Old Testament can't make us right with God.  God made a way for us to obtain forgiveness of our sins by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cruel old rugged Cross.  Jesus lived a perfect sinless life and shed His blood on the Cross for you and me and for the entire world.

Hebrews 9:11-28 says,

"11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here,^a he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 
                                                                                                       

12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining^b eternal redemption.

13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.

14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,^c so that we may serve the living God!

15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

16 In the case of a will,^d it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it,

17 because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

18 This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood.

19 When Moses had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people.

20 He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.”^e

21 In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies.

22 In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23 It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.

25 Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

26 Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.

27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

28 so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. "

The Church has not come to the point where we should stop talking about the blood of Jesus Christ.  The Church needs to proclaim the shed blood Christ to those in our communities and through out the world.  We shouldn't stop there.  We need to proclaim the full Gospel message to everyone.  Jesus died for our sins and He rose from the dead showing us that He is indeed God.  One Day Jesus will return to the earth as the King of kings and the Lord of lords.

There needs to be a call of repentance in my country and in every country around the world and hearts need to be turned to the Lord Jesus Christ.  Our world is dying and there are people all over that need to hear that there is hope in Jesus Christ.  We believers in Jesus Christ must stand firm upon the truth of God's Word and proclaim the Gospel message  to those all around us who are desperate to hear it.

We must be careful not to water down the truth about God or claim that we have moved beyond what God has done for us through Jesus Christ.  May we cling to the hope that we have in Jesus Christ and continue to grow in Him by submitting to the lead of the Holy Spirit and continuing to be doers of His Word.

Lord,  Heavenly Father,

Thank You for Your Word.

Thank You Jesus for Your precious blood.

There is still wonder working power in the blood of the Lamb and I am thankful for that.

Help us to reach out to others with the Gospel.

May our approach be done in love and through the Holy Spirit.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.