ONE BLOOD

Jesus washed my sin stains away!

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. Acts 17:24-28

            In a day of racial divide, I am reminded this morning, we are all cut from the same sinful cloth in need of a Divine Dye Technician. I am thankful He picked me up one day and washed me in the Blood of Calvary! Instead of being sin stained I’ve been Blood Washed!

            Be reminded of what John the Revelator said in Revelation 1:4-6, “John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

            Get rid of the racial divide and believe what the Bible says about you and I, We are all of the same sinful blood and It takes the same Blood of Jesus to save us all!

YOU’VE GOT ACCESS TO THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!

Every believer has equal and instant access to God.—Paul Chappell

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14

What a privilege for us to have access to the Lord. When Jesus died on the Cross He provided us access to God through the shedding of His blood! We do not have to go through a priest. We do not have to make an appointment. We don’t have to request a meeting. Each believer can, at anytime, call out to Him and He hears us! He hears our cries of desperation when someone dies. He hears our cries of hurt when someone betrays us. He hears our praises. He hears our worship. He hears us when we whisper His name for help because we have been given access by His Only Begotten Son, Jesus!

When is the last time you accessed Him?

THERE IS POWER IN THE BLOOD

Trust Christ and you shall live. The bloody sacrifice of Calvary is the only hope of sinners. –Spurgeon

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

Often my mind goes back to a time before my salvation, a time when life was empty and I was longing for something to fill it. A time when I would do the things sinners would do to attempt to fill an empty life. I am thankful to be reminded of where God has brought me from. But much more than that, I’m thankful for how far God has brought me through His shed blood!

Take a moment and reflect on how good God has been to you this morning! He shed His blood for our wretched life! Oh what a Saviour!

YOU CAN’T GET BLOOD OUT OF A TURNIP

Trust Christ and you shall live. The bloody sacrifice of Calvary is the only hope of sinners. –Spurgeon

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:22

Cain attempted to bypass the blood sacrifice for sin. If you leave Jesus and the Crucifixion out, you have missed the whole point of Him coming. (John 10:10) Cain was intentionally trying to deal with his sin his own way instead of how God said to deal with it. Many people today are trying to do the same thing. But just as Cain’s sacrifice was denied, one day, theirs will be also. The Lord will say, “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

How are you getting to Heaven? Is it by good works? Is it by lineage? Is it by social status? Friend, if you haven’t received Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour…your turnip is going to fail you!

Oh, the Old Rugged Cross….

To remember Jesus is to remember first of all his Cross. -John Knox

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14

There is no other song in our Hymn book I love to hear more than “The Old Rugged Cross.” That song reminds me of my Mom first because she use to play it on an old desk top organ. But it means more to me now because I actually know what that cross represents. It represents the way of salvation—for everyone must come by the cross! It represents the means of salvation--- for without the cross no one would be saved! It represents the glory of salvation—for through it we have Heaven as our eternal home!

NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS!

I thought I could have leaped from earth to heaven at one spring when I first saw my sins drowned in the Redeemer's blood. –Spurgeon

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John 1:7

I believe many would remove the blood right out of the Gospel message if they could. They do not like a bloody Christianity. It doesn’t fit in with their God is Love, Prosperity, More than one way to Heaven Gospel. But friend that couldn’t be any more from the truth!

Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin! Without the shed blood there would be no forgiveness! Without the shedding of blood we would still be dead in sin and trespasses! On this Monday I am thankful for the blood of my Lord and Saviour!