January 1, 2023

​“...without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.” (Hebrews 9:22, ESV)

For the believer, these words carry so much significance. We know that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all our sins. We also understand that, but for Jesus, we were bound for a devil’s hell. It was what we had earned in life. 

The blood of Jesus made all the difference for us when we believed!

Songs like Nothing But The Blood by Robert Lowry, are always sung in remembrance and celebration of what the Son of God has done for us. “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus; What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Oh! Precious is the flow That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus.” 

The blood of Jesus applied by faith to my heart makes all the difference. The blood of Jesus causes me to set my eyes upon Him and his finished work at Calvary. Oh, that all eyes would be set upon Jesus for now and all eternity!

“Come now, 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 become like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18, ESV)

He who has been forgiven much loves much. As you remember what you have been freed from, remember the One who set you free!