Sanctified By His Blood

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate - Hebrews 13:12.

              God shed His Blood for us to be sanctified. His blood purifies us from all sins. Jesus said, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” - Matthew 26:28. He is the lamb of God who took away the sin of the whole world. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world - 1 John 2:2.

               In 1 John 1:7-9 we are told that, “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” When we confess all our sins to God, the blood of Jesus provides us complete forgiveness and cleansing.

              We were brought near to the Lord by His blood. “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” - Ephesians 2:13. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us - Psalm 103:12. Peter says that we have been saved "through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood" (1 Peter 1:2). As we worship a holy God, let us also be holy in everything we do.

                                                   

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for sanctifying us by Your precious blood. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.