Blood represents life; the
giving of blood represents the giving of life; the receiving
of blood represents the receiving of life; the
inter-commingling of blood represents the inter-commingling
of natures; and a divine human inter-union through blood is
the basis of a divine-human inter-communion.
(Commingling means to cause to mingle together)
Life
is in the blood. “As for the life, the life of all flesh,
its blood is identified with its life. Leviticus 17:14
Without
the shedding of blood there is no remission, no forgiveness
of sins. It is because life is in the blood that the cutting
of covenant results in such profound richness and security.
And oneness – richness and security and oneness that are
meant for us to experience!
“When
God enters into a covenantal relationship with men, he
sovereignty instituted a life-and death bond. A covenant is
a bond in blood, or a bond of life and death, sovereignty
administrated.
Since the
wages of sin is death, symbolized by shedding of blood, so
“without shedding of blood is no remission.” Forgiveness
does not come because the penalty of sin is excused, but
because it is transferred to a sacrifice whose lifeblood is
poured out.
Not all
the blood of beast
On Jewish
alters slain,
Could give
the guilty conscience peace,
Or wash
away the stain.
But
Christ, the heavenly Lamb
Took all
our sins away.
A
sacrifice of nobler name
And richer
blood than they.
Christ was the ultimate blood
sacrifice for man. That’s why He came to earth, giving up
Deity to become human to walk toward Calvary for you and me.
He shed His blood for you; He went to the grave, but three
days later He arose – Alive! To live forever more
interceding for you and me. When we accept Jesus Christ as
our Savior, we have His blood upon us –like they sprinkled
the blood on the altars for remission of sins-Our Lord shed
His blood for us.
The most wonderful and
exciting thing about our Lord shedding His blood is if you
will remember how the Jewish priest had to go through a
ritual cleansing to enter into the Holy of Holies in the
Temple and only once a year. But praise the Lord when He
died our Father in heaven rent the veil of the Temple from
top to bottom supernaturally. And what did the tearing of
the veil mean?
By tearing the veil, God was
showing us that the way to enter His presence, to walk into
the Holy of Holies, was through the Lord Jesus Christ.
—Listen to the writer of Hebrews-watch the blood, the veil,
and the believer. “Therefore, brethren, …we have confidence
to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and
living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil,
that is His flesh!” The veil that hung in the Temple
represented the Lamb of God – the covenant sacrifice slain,
laid out, divided in two!
When God promised Abraham a
land and a seed, a seed that Galatians 3:16 tells us was
Christ. God cut covenant with Abraham and He alone walked
through the pieces. It was unconditional covenant promising
Messiah, the Christ.
And the Seed came, just as
God promised. When do we reap the promise of that covenant?
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When in
faith we walk through the pieces of the Lamb of God slain
for the sins of the world!
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When by faith we come to
God through the rent veil of that Lamb - the rent veil of
his flesh.
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When we
come to God the only way we can, through Jesus who is
Himself the covenant; Jesus who is the Way, the Truth, the
Life…There is no other way, for no one comes to the Father
but through Him.
It is a covenant walk into
death that leads to life, bringing us into oneness with God
– uniting us with Him in His death and resurrection to walk
in newness of life “having our hearts sprinkled clean
(blood) from an evil conscience.
Jesus shed His blood almost
2000 years ago when he hung on Calvary’s tree. It was cut
for you and me. But, we must walk through the pieces. It is
the only way to God. A walk into death, that results in
life.
Have you walked through the
pieces? Have you come to God the only way you can, by the
blood of Jesus Christ through the rent veil of His flesh?
Only through Jesus Christ can you receive forgiveness of
sins and the gift of eternal life and become one with Him.
Remember it’s a walk into
death –your death, the death of your independent living –
but it is the only path that leads to life, eternal life.
Remember it’s a solemn, binding agreement---a bond in blood,
life-and death, and sovereignty administrated –and it must
not be entered into lightly. Remember…and count the cost.
The first shedding of blood
was when God sacrificed an animal to provide clothing for
Adam and Eve after their sin. When Adam ate the forbidden
fruit he brought a curse upon man and all flesh, including
plant life. (Later on all Israel’s animal sacrifices would
be part of God’s provision to remedy the curse – a life for
life. The sinner shall die! Yet, he will live if he places
his faith in the LORD, who was provided a Substitute!
The second shedding of blood
was when Cain killed his brother Abel.
Then the Lord made a blood
covenant with Abram (Genesis 15, 12:1-9 the call of Abram.)
(Genesis 15:7-10) In the
solemn ceremony in which the Lord made a binding covenant
with Abram, God assured him of the ultimate fulfillment of
His promise.
God instructed
Abram to severe in half a goat, a ram, and a dove and
pigeon. After sunset God revealed Himself in connection with
the image of an oven (smoking fire pot) and a torch, the two
elements that were connected with sacrificial ritual in the
ancient world.
**Fire represents the
consuming, cleansing zeal of Yahweh as well as His
unapproachable holiness.**
In the darkness Abram saw
nothing else in the vision except the fiery elements that
passed between the pieces of slaughtered animals. Thus the
holy God was zealous to judge the nations and to fulfill His
covenant promise to Israel. He came down and made a formal
treaty (covenant) with Abram.
God affirms that He will
fulfill His promise concerning salvation and the entire
blessing that pertain to that life despite opposition,
suffering, and even death. He keeps His promises. God
promised a seed to Abram –(Abraham) (Genesis 17) through
Abraham’s seed would eventually come Messiah!
The greatest blood covenant
was the death of Christ Jesus who shed His blood on the
Cross-of Calvary for you and me!
When we accepted Christ, we
were given power over Satan and his domain, when we plead
His blood on any situation that confronts us, Satan has to
flee.
The blood covenant the Lord
made to us the night He was betrayed:
He took the bread; and
when he had given thanks, He broke it and, said, “This is My
body, which is for you, do this in remembrance of me.”
He took the cup
also-saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My
blood; do this in remembrance of me.” For as often as You
eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord
death until He comes.
When we take Communion we
are remembering Jesus’ death for our covenant in His blood.
We are recalling that He is the slain Lamb of God who takes
away the sins of the world. He is the door that leads to
God. When we come to God, we are coming to Him by passing
through the pieces of flesh, the rent veil of the flesh of
the Son of God. Our hearts have been sprinkled clean from an
evil conscious. All our sins, every last one of them, past,
present and future are paid in full! Hallelujah!
Do not be guilty of breaking
covenant. How? “Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty
of the body and the blood of the Lord. We must examine
ourselves, cleanse ourselves of present sin, don’t hold a
grudge, tell a lie, steal, etc. If you have not confessed
those and other sins, do so before you partake of communion.
“For this reason many among us are weak and sick and a
number sleep.”
Are you washed in the Blood?
Jesus is the cleansing power; he is the Blood of the Lamb.
He frees you from the passion and pride; His blood makes you
whiter than snow.
There is power in His blood,
the power to stay clean and sober; the power to live for
Him; the power to witness’ the power to cast out those
demons who torture you. By using His name, they have to
flee!
The blood that Jesus shed for
you and me will never loose its power. His blood gives you
strength from day to day; His blood washes away your sins.
His blood makes you whole again.
What amazing love, the power
of His blood, because he died for you and me. We are the
reason He gave his life, we are the reason He suffered and
died, to a world that was lost, He gave His only begotten
Son to die and shed His blood for thee. Hallelujah!
In Ephesians 6:10-20 Paul
tells us to put on the whole armor of God, for we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age,
against spiritual host of wickedness in the heavenly places.
He’s telling us to stay read up on the Word of God, so when
Satan hurls his fiery darts at us we will be prepared to go
to battle with His Word, the scriptures.
Written by Susie
