Today’s 333 Devotional: “The Precious Blood of Jesus”

Without blood there is no life.

Blood is what delivers essential nutrients and oxygen to our body’s cells. Blood also helps transport carbon dioxide and other waste material from our cells along with infections.

We can’t live without blood. It aids in keeping the body functioning, and it’s what sustains life.

But when it comes to the blood of Jesus Christ the church today has ignored this doctrine or made it without power and significance.

The topic of the blood of Jesus is rarely talked about or even mentioned. In the past, however, this was not the case. The blood of Christ was so vital to a Christian’s life that several classic hymns were written exclusively about it, including, “Nothing but The Blood of Jesus,” and “There Is Power in The Blood.”

But, in the church’s attempt to stay relevant with the cultural changes of society, and not wanting to offend, it has left behind one of its greatest and most powerful teachings.

For many the blood of Jesus is considered old, outdated, and offensive.

Blood, however, is mentioned over 400 times in the Bible, therefore, it’s no minor biblical theme. Without blood God’s gospel of grace through faith is dead, depriving humanity of eternal life.

Taking out Jesus’s blood from the gospel message makes His sacrifice a bloodless one, making the cross powerless. But from the scourging Jesus received to the cross He hung upon all we see is a blood-soaked Savior.

The power God gave humanity is in the blood Jesus shed upon the cross. There is power in the blood of Jesus for everyone that wants to be free from sin’s guilty stain.

“‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the Lord, ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.’” (Isaiah 1:18)

It is only the blood of Jesus Christ, the blood of the Lamb that cleanses us from sin.