The Blood of Jesus

Scripture:

“for the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭17:11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

Here in Leviticus Law, one can see the importance of the blood.  It says that the life of the body is in the blood and that God had given the blood to purify us.  Then he goes on to say that “the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.”  The blood for a life makes us pure.  Jesus blood, exchanged for our lives, makes purification possible.

Application:

We must come to understand that it is the blood of Jesus, in exchange for my life, that makes me pure.  I am not pure by my good works or my good deeds.  I am pure because Jesus exchanged my life for His blood.  I am clean and pure because of the blood of Jesus and nothing I could have done.  In the exchange, the old me dies and the new me is risen with Christ.  It is then He living in me, the hope of glory.  Everything good thing in my life is because of Jesus and His blood.

Prayer:

Lord, let me never take the blood of Jesus for granted.  Help me to live a life that pleases You.  You made the great exchange for me and I am grateful.  Thank You for accepting me.  Thank You for paying the price for my sins.  Thank You for exchanging my life for Your blood.  May my praise and thanksgiving level grow stronger and stronger because of understanding the power of Your blood.

Yours Forever,
Jeff