Unlocking the Power of Jesus’ Blood & Your Heavenly Inheritance

But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7 NLT).

The blood is the only element in the body that reaches, affects, and fuels all other parts of the body.

This rich, reddish-purple elixir flows silently through the cardiovascular system like high-powered cars moving on interstate highways. It carries the cargo of much-needed oxygen molecules and nutrients that are necessary to sustain life in every cell of the body.

If the blood is restricted long enough from any member of the body, that member will internally asphyxiate and begin to change colors. Its asphyxiated cells can quickly die—even without an external assailant—for their affliction is the result of internal deprivation.

Every member, every limb and organ in the human body, needs the blood. Along with its culinary duty of delivering soluble dietary contents throughout the body, our blood has the additional responsibility of functioning as a paramedic. Its white blood cells stand ready to attack adverse intruders in the form of bacteria or foreign cells or any other foreign substance that may try to disrupt the vitality of the body. The white blood cells are the body’s “militia.” These cells are uniquely equipped to fight off attacking bacteria and expel them from the body—stripping them of their power and robbing them of their spoils.

Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other (Romans 12:4-5 NLT).

The physical body echoes and illustrates the power of the blood in the Church, the mystical body of Christ. Every member of the body of Christ—regardless of morality, maturity, or position—needs the life-giving blood of Jesus. Without the blood, we cease to have the proof of our kinship. Isn’t the blood what physicians test to determine and verify who is the father of a child? Without the blood, we are only bastard children camouflaged as real heirs. Without His blood, we are pseudo-heirs trying to receive the promises reserved for the legitimate sons and daughters of God!

Prayer

My prayer today to You, my Lord and Savior, is a song called “Nothing But the Blood” that expresses my heart and my spirit: “What can wash away my sin? What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! Oh, precious is the flow that makes me white as snow. Nothing can for sin atone, naught of good that I have done. This is all my hope and peace, this is all my righteousness—nothing but the blood of Jesus!” And it is in His name I come to You, God. Amen.

Declaration

Because I am living in the Light of God and washed clean by the blood of Jesus, I have genuine fellowship with other believers.

Eternal Inheritance

God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace (1 Peter 1:2 NLT).

We did not need the blood only for when we cried out to the Lord to come into our hearts by faith and rescue us from impending danger. On the contrary, we still need that same blood today. All our strength and nourishment and every promise and miracle must flow to us through the blood. Satan hates the blood—not only because it redeemed us but also because it continues to give us life from day to day!

Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. That is why he is the one who mediates a new covenant between God and people, so that all who are called can receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant (Hebrews 9:14-15 NLT).

We have lost our teaching of the blood in this age of Pentecostalism (of which I am adamantly a part). We have learned about the Spirit of God, but we failed to teach believers about the blood. Consequently, we have produced a generation of believers who are empowered by the Spirit but do not feel forgiven! They are empowered, yet they are insecure. They are operating in the gifts but living in guilt!

Oh, hear me today! The blood must be preached. Without it we have no life. No, the preaching of the blood will not weaken the Church! To the contrary, it will relieve us of a prepaid debt. Why are we wasting the power of God on the problems of our past? The blood has already totally destroyed the past bondages that held us down! It was through the eternal Spirit of God that Jesus was able to offer up His blood. The Spirit always refers us back to the blood. There can be no Pentecost where there is no Passover!

Prayer

Thank You for the blood of Jesus that covers my sins and provides my strength and nourishment. Thank You that every promise and miracle I’ve received flowed to me through His blood and continues to give me life. To You, Lord God, I give all praise and glory—I worship You with every drop of blood in my body. Thank You for sharing Your one and only Son with the world, and in His name I pray, amen.

Declaration

I will never forget the sacrifice Jesus made when He shed His blood for me.