Title: Blood Red

   Death and the curse were in that cup,
     O Christ, 'twas full for Thee;
   But Thou hast drained the last dark dregs,
     'Tis empty now for me.

   John writes, "... he (Jesus) went forth with His disciples over the ravine of the Kidron" (John 18:1). A drain ran from the temple altar down to the Kidron ravine to take away the blood of sacrifice. Since it was the Passover, more than 200,000 lambs would be slain in the next day. When Jesus and His band crossed the Kidron, it was red with the blood of the lambs prepared for sacrifice.

   -- L. Kent Hughes, Behold the Man, p. 127 & 131.

See:  Heb 9:22

Title:  Power in the Blood

 It's not as messy as it seems

I used to think it strange that the Bible keeps talking about the cleansing power of the blood (1 Peter 1:2). It seemed to me that blood was messy stuff.  I needed to wash my white lab coats if they became stained with blood.

Today, I love the analogy; it is so true of the body. The blood is constantly cleansing every cell, and washing away all the debris that accumulates all the time. I like the phrase in Hebrews 9:14 (KJV): "How much more shall the blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead works?"

--Dr. Paul Brand in GOD'S FOREVER FEAST (Discovery House, 1998)

Scripture: Hebrews 9:14
 

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