Aug 17 Devotion: The Blood of Christ!

Heb. 9:11-14- But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and

more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the

holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean,

sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself

without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Many today teach that we are saved by the mere death of Jesus.

We know that He died for our sins but we are cleansed from sin by

His blood! The modernists who exempt His blood are denying His

deity and divorcing the underlying theme of redemption

throughout thee scriptures… “the shedding of blood!”

The Blood of Christ!

-v. 14

*is...

-Pre-eminent in its value!

-Permanent in its character!

-Personal in its achievement!

-Perfect, without spot, in its presentation!

**the Blood of Christ...

1. was Appointed!

Rev. 13:8- And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written

in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

I Pet. 1:18-20- Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as

silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

2. Appeased the Father!

Isa. 53:10-12- Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou

shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my

righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

II Cor. 5:21- For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be

made the righteousness of God in him.

3. provides Atonement for sin!

Lev. 17:11- For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar

to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Rom. 5:8-11- But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,

Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much

more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now

received the atonement.

*Note: 375 times in scripture the blood atones!

-1st Covenant Atonement was a Covering

-2nd Covenant Atonement provides Cleansing!

4. makes one Alive!

I Cor. 15:22- For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Eph. 2:1-5- AND you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of

the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling

the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are

saved;)

5. grants Acceptance!

Eph. 1:6-7- To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the

beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

6. gives Access!

I Tim. 2:5-6- For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ

Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

I John 2:1-2- MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any

man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole

world.

Heb. 4:14-16- Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens,

Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find

grace to help in time of need.

7. must be Applied!

Ex. 12:7; 12-13- And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on

the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land

of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

The hymn writer said it best; “what can wash away my sin?

nothing but the blood of Jesus”. My friend, have your sins been

washed in His blood? If not, don’t delay; repent and trust in Him

today!

–Pastor Doug Foster