QUIET TIME !!
SAVING BLOOD
Dag Heward-Mills
READ: Revelation 5:1-14
...Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Revelation 1:5
The blood of Jesus is precious, because it is superior to all other kinds of blood. There are many other kinds of blood the Bible speaks of. But none of these has any power to save, heal or deliver anyone. Have you ever heard of anyone’s blood being able to wash sins away? Never! Nothing can wash away our sins except the blood of Jesus Christ. None of the several different kinds of blood that the Bible speaks about, can compare with the blood of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the whole world.
Other people’s blood may have a message and may have some power. The blood of Abel, for instance, spoke of murder and cried for revenge. But the blood of Jesus Christ spoke about better things and had a far greater power. “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel” (Hebrews 12:24).
The blood of saints and prophets calls out for punishment to be meted out to those who do not fear God (Revelation 16:6). The blood of bulls and goats is blood that is powerless to bring forgiveness (Hebrews 10:4).
Shedding the blood of the children of Israel would probably result in some kind of punishment from God. Shedding the blood of martyrs, saints and prophets would also come with its own specific judgment. The blood of saints, prophets and martyrs does have some significance. But only the blood of Jesus can save you from your sins.
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