Power and Life in The Blood

Dear Readers around the world! God’s Peace from the God of Peace!

This Sunday in my sermon I was led to preach from Hebrew chapter 13 verses 20-21. I will try to share some main points from this text which is so rich and full as is all of God’s Word. This very short portion of God’s word seems to contain so many of the essential elements of our faith in just a few short words.

Hebrews 13:20-21
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

GOD OF PEACE! This is the kind of God we have, one of Peace! Our God is a God of Peace! He wants us to be at peace, to have peace, to experience peace, to share the good news of peace. He wants us to have the peace of a good conscience.

How and when do we have or obtain peace??
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Col. 1:20
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Then out text goes on to say that He brought again Jesus Christ from the dead:
What power, how amazing! Jesus arose on the third day! The grave could not contain such a mighty power! Read the verses below that show what this event means for us!

Romans 4:24-25
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

Romans 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
2 Cor. 4:14
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Ephes. 2:6
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ


Our text then speaks of our GREAT SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP

There are so many times in scripture that the children of God are referred to as sheep, and our Lord as the Shepherd! He is so Great, and He has a great number of sheep!
Psalm 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want… Read the entire 23rd Psalm

Isaiah 40:11
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

Our text goes on to say THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING CONVENANT
1st Peter 1:18
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, THIS IS TRULY EVERYLASTING ……

Other scriptures pertaining to the Power and Life of the Blood of Jesus…….

Ephes. 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
1 John 1:7
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.
Rev. 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Rev. 12:11
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.

Verse 21 of our text for today, goes on to explain that first He made us perfect, (we are only perfect by and through Christ Jesus) and that He is working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight. Pray that each of us would allow the Lord to do His work on and in us, so that we can be a light and a witness of His great Love to this dark world.

There is Power in the Blood! Mighty, wonder working power in the Precious Blood of the Lamb!!!

May God Bless your week!

In His Service! John Ruotsala FM Admin.