The Blood of Jesus

In Revelation 12 it is written that we overcome satan by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony.   The blood of the Lamb is that blood shed at Calvary.  It’s the pardon of God when we surrender our lives to God.  This same blood continues on through our lives that we may come before the throne and ask for forgiveness for any future sins that we commit. 

This blood of Jesus is strong, strong enough to purchase our souls from hell, strong enough to keep us from being overcome by our enemy.  And this is why we need the blood of the Lamb to cover us; satan still accuses us.  

Often Christians find themselves bombarded with thoughts of guilt, shame, and remorse.  If we seek forgiveness each time satan berates us, we would stay in the dead works of repeated repentances.  Satan’s design is to keep us indebted to our guilt in order to waste our time, and ultimately, our lives.  

We overcome satan by the blood of the Lamb, continually holding up to him our own blood-bought forgiveness in response to his fierce arrows of accusation.  We also overcome him by our testimony, the wonderful testimony we speak of the on-going works God does in and through our lives.  God's purpose for us is to be His Bride, and we should not shrink back in shame or the feelings of unworthiness. 

It is satan’s design that in this hour God’s people would feel indebted to serve their guilt instead of serving God.  Satan knows that we can set our brother free, forgive his sin, and snatch him from the fires of hell.  So the enemy accuses to us the brethren we have forgiven.  His design is that we would find fault with the sacrifice of Jesus, whose blood covers our brother’s sins.  His design is to render all people, including ourselves, unforgiven.  Instead of being covered in the Blood which has the power of God to deliver us all from evil, satan covers us with guilt.

Lift up the powerful blood of Jesus against your accuser, and testify of God’s mighty works of forgiveness.  The blood of Jesus is stronger than anything our enemy can throw at us.  Amen.