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Hebrews 9:19-28
Memorise Hebrews 9:22
“…and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

What is so significant about blood? It runs throughout your entire body, delivering oxygen to all the parts of your body in order to give you life. Without blood, no human can possibly live.

In Leviticus 17:11, we find a very clear explanation on the significance of blood: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul”. Therefore, for every animal that was brought as a sacrifice before God, the priest had to slay it and pour out its blood, and sprinkle its blood on the altar. While sometimes things were purified by water or fire, in general, “almost all things are by the law purged with blood” (Hebrews 9:22).

That is why, in today’s reading, we read that “without shedding of blood is no remission”. Blood represents life, and when blood is shed, it is evidence of the fact that a life is being given. In the Old Testament times, the sprinkling or pouring out of the blood of the sacrificed animal signified that its life was given to God instead of the sinner’s life. That is why, for Christ to be our Saviour, He had to shed His blood. His precious blood which was shed for us on the cross of Calvary is the clear evidence that His life blood was poured out when He died a sacrificial death to pay for our redemption. This blood therefore has the power to cleanse us from all our sins.

Dear teen, are you thankful for the blood that Jesus Christ has shed for your sake? The writer of Hebrews puts this point across wonderfully – “For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (Hebrews 9:13-14). Today, we no longer have to rely on the blood of bulls and goats to cleanse us from our sins, for the blood of Jesus alone is sufficient. The question that remains is, has this blood been applied to your sins yet?

Thought: What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. ♫
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus. ♪
Prayer: Lord, please cleanse me with the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.