Through the blood

Some would say, "Not once did we see the disciples of Jesus plead the blood of Jesus. Neither did we see the Apostle Paul plead the blood of Jesus. I wonder where we get the notion of pleading the blood of Jesus in the place of prayer?

I see in Revelation that they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." (Rev.12.11)

The blood of Jesus is a powerful resource made available for the believer to make use of. Here in our text, we see two benefits of the blood of Jesus Christ.

"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;" (Eph.1.7)

Our redemption is in him. "In whom we have redemption through the blood. Redemption is one of the many things that the blood of Jesus provides for us. Our redemption settles our position with the Father. We have been brought back to our original position, where we are seated with Christ (see Eph:2:6). We are now part of His family because we have been redeemed - bought back by the blood of Jesus

In the blood, we also have the forgiveness of sin. This reclaims our peace with God. That is God is no longer angry with us. His anger was satisfied when Jesus shared his blood on the cross. This gives us access to the benefits of a sinless perfection where we can come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help in the time of need. (see Heb:4:16)

In Christ, we have redemption and forgiveness of sins. And this is made available to us through the blood

Good day,
And have a great day today,
EmmA (aka Mr. Lift)
@Liftemma

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