Power in the Blood

During communion we should take time to remember Jesus’s broken body, the suffering and sacrifice that He endured for us and the purity and Power of His shed blood.

Source: Tell the Lord Thank You

When speaking to Moses in Leviticus 17:11 God emphasizes the significance of blood in the sacrificial system; ‘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’. A ‘sacrifice’ can be described as ‘an act of giving up something of value for the sake of something else' and ‘atonement’ is ‘the action of making amends for a wrong or injury’. Based upon these definitions it is possible to interpret Leviticus 17:11 as; God said, ‘I have given you a creature’s life (which is in its blood, to make amends for you) to account for the offense you have committed against Me’. In other words, if you are covered by the blood sacrifice you are set free from the consequences of sin. In Old Testament times this is how sin was dealt with or atoned for, by the sacrifice and shedding of the blood of an animal. This is often referred to as the ‘old covenant’, but Praise God we no longer need to follow this covenant because there is a new covenant in Jesus! The blood of Jesus was poured out as a sacrifice for the sins of people and this one-time sacrifice became the completion of the law and introduced a new covenant for those who would believe in His Name; Hebrews 9:15 ‘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’.

Source: Heartlight

It is an amazing thought that the blood of Jesus atones for my sins and for your sins as a pure complete sacrifice, once and for all. I would recommend that you read Hebrews 9:11-28 a number of times to try to grasp the significance of the Power of Christ’s Blood when God sacrificed His one and only Son for our sins. Through the Blood of Jesus we are reconciled back to God; 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 ‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!  All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation’. None of us deserve such a gift and none of us are worthy enough, or ever will be, to receive such a gift. It is only by the Grace of God that we are given the precious blood of Jesus, this is how much God loves us; 1 Peter 1:18-19 ‘For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect’ and Ephesians 2:8 ‘For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God’.

Next time we are invited to the communion table let us pause for a few moments to reflect on the significance of Jesus’s body and blood sacrifice; Luke 22:19-20 ‘And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me’. In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you’. Jesus instructs His Disciples to do this in remembrance of Him and we too are invited to the Lord’s Table to share in communion, also in remembrance of Him . We should however fully understand the significance of communion before partaking and we should prepare ourselves so that we are in a place to take communion. God’s Word warns us about the consequences of taking communion in an unworthy manner; 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 ‘So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves’. When we come to communion the bread and the cup are not holy elements of themselves, but they represent something that is very holy. So it is with great respect and reverence that we come to the communion table, recognizing it is a symbol of what Jesus Christ accomplished for us on the cross. During communion we should take time to remember Jesus’s broken body, the suffering and sacrifice that He endured for us and the purity and Power of His shed blood. Let communion always be a time of remembrance, reconciliation, reflection and rejoicing in what Jesus did for us. Let us never partake in communion out of routine or misguided duty, Jesus deserves far more than that.

We should lift the blood of Jesus to the same place in our hearts that it has in God’s heart and accept the powerful things that Jesus’s blood has purchased for us. The Power of the blood of Jesus has provided everything we need to live a life of victory, including redemption, fellowship, healing, protection and authority over sin. May we walk in the authority provided to us by the blood of Jesus; Hebrews 9:14 ‘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, so that we may serve the living God!

May God bless you.

Author: Anonymous

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