The Blood

 

The Blood

Colossians 1:19-20

 

19 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

The Blood never expires it lives and flows from the throne of heaven. There is a holy place above the heavens and earth. The throne is where our Savior sits at the right hand of the Father. The glory is theirs as they reign eternally. Eternal life is in the blood of Jesus. Speak Lord to our hearts and minds as we humble ourselves before You.

Romans 5:8-11 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 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. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

There are mysteries that have been given to the prophets and disciples by You. We are praying for understanding and the wisdom to continue the work of the good news. Our hearts and minds are made up to follow Jesus. We believe in You, and we walk by faith on our journey. Your blood was the only sacrifice that pleased the Father for the payment of our sins. This sacrifice was the final payment for the sins of the world. 

The power of the blood brings us close to You. Our minds have been filled with darkness and sin. The way that we lived was wicked and unholy in Your sight. Sin had us blind and bound as we crawled around in the darkness. Even our conscious minds were seared when we did sinful things. Our lives and thoughts were corrupt because we were slaves to sin. When we heard about the good news of the gospel there was a light that fell upon us. Your blood opened our eyes to see our guilt and shame.

Now that our eyes are open to the light and life of Jesus, we are no longer bound by sin because we have found a new Master to follow. The grace and mercies that have been given to us is far more than anything we’ve ever known to be the goodness of God. The blood is life, and it offers us the new life that Christ spoke about when we accept Him as our Lord and Savior.

There is so much love that God has poured out to us from His throne. We are living in His grace and have the Word of truth to believe in the One who died for the sins of the world. The marvelous mystery that Paul revealed was about letting us know that the Gentiles can receive salvation and the Holy Spirit too. Colossians 1:26-27 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 

Our hope and faith in Jesus put us in Christ. He lives in us through our faith in Him. His love for us is more than our finite minds can comprehend. God’s blessings come to us by faith. We are the ransom that was purchased by the blood of the Lamb. God made peace with us through sending His Son, Jesus to die for our sins and making atonement for our offenses, transgressions, and iniquities against God.

Life and death are two of God’s mysteries that we’ve tried to understand through our human logic and reasoning. The glory that reigns from above is far beyond our intelligent minds. There was a hefty price that Christ paid to demonstrate His divine plan that was hidden in eternity before time. He sits on the right side of the Father interceding and advocating for us to run our race to the finish line. There is a crown of righteousness and reward awaiting us on the day of Christ’s arrival.

Let us remember Matthew 26:26-29   And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” 27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

The blood of Jesus did all of this for His people who believe by faith who follow Him. His blood and life were given for the love He has for us. The Lamb of God who was crucified over 2000 years ago on Mt. Calvary. His blood lives because it is the power that redeemed us from the works of darkness, and it defeated death the last enemy that is now powerless. Death can no longer separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus because He is risen. We shall be resurrected by the blood of Jesus and inherit everlasting life.

 

Risen

 

When the sun shines from above

Remember the warmth of My love

I will never leave you

Although the earth has evolved

Please know that I am God

I’ve inscribed My words on your hearts

So much has taken place from the beginning

Please read My Word to learn

The history of the garden

From the time that I created man

Things have taken a sudden course

But know that I am always in charge

I am offering you a chance to believe

Through My Word and relationship

I have granted mankind another chance

If you follow My teachings you will witness

The evidence of My resurrection

When I return I will save all believers

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