Verse of the day 😕 Precious blood? Christ. ? (1 Stone 1. 19)
Standing at the foot of the cross, do we contemplate the hands, feet, and side of the Lord Jesus? all the crimson streams that drip precious blood. He is precious for his redemptive and atoning power. With this blood, the sins of God’s people are atoned for. They are redeemed on the condition that they are subject to the law; they are reconciled to God and become one with Christ. This blood is also precious for its purifying power. Does he cleanse from all sin? (1 John 1. 7). “Though your sins are as scarlet, will they turn white as snow? (Isaiah 1:18). Because of the blood of Jesus there is no more stain on any believer. The precious blood, which purifies us, removes the stains of abundant iniquity and allows us to be in a condition of acceptance in the Beloved, despite the various ways in which we have rebelled against our God! The blood of Christ is equally precious in its preserving power. Under the protection of the sprinkled blood, we are saved from the destructive angel. Remember: when God sees the blood, He has the real reason to forgive us. In this there is comfort for us, when the eye of faith is blinded, because the eye of God is always the same. The blood of Christ is also precious in its sanctifying influence. The same blood that justifies by removing sin in a later action gives life to the new nature and makes it submit to sin and keep the commandments of God. There is no other great reason for sanctification than the blood that flowed from the veins of the Lord Jesus. Yet this blood is precious, inexpressible precious, because it has the power to win. It is written: “Then they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb?” (Revelation 12. 11). How could it have been different with them? He who fights with the precious blood of Jesus fights with a weapon that knows no defeat. The blood of Jesus? in the presence of this blood, sin dies, death ceases to be death, and the gates of heaven are opened. We will walk, conquer and conquer, trusting in the power of this blood.