The Power of His BloodSample

# The Power of Jesus’ Blood is the Evidence of Redemption Remember that man’s redemption from sin was made possible through Christ’s death and resurrection. The Word of God tells us that following His resurrection, Jesus ascended to His Father and there presented the blood, which was the evidence of redemption. But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood, He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. —Hebrews 9:11–12 When the Father accepted the blood, I believe Christ Jesus received from the Father the gift of the Holy Spirit to pour out upon those who believed in Him. And now the Holy Spirit is on earth to enable us to live the Christian life, for God speaking through Ezekiel said: I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. —Ezekiel 36:26–27 The Holy Spirit not only enables us to live the Christian life, but He will also make God’s presence very real to us. “And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,” says the Lord God. —Ezekiel 39:29 Is it really possible that the Holy Spirit can totally change us? Absolutely. If the Lord could turn mud into man as He breathed the breath of life into him, imagine what He can do by breathing on us again! That is what happened at Pentecost. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. —Acts 2:2 When the Holy Spirit empowers your life, you can expect three things to happen: 1. The Lord will become very close to you. 2. Because of that relationship, your ultimate desire will be to walk in the ways of God. 3. You will be miraculously transformed into a new person. I am convinced that the Holy Spirit, alive and present on the earth today, is the sign of the covenant God has made with us through the blood of His Son Jesus. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. —Ephesians 1:13 How has the Holy Spirit enabled you to fully embrace Jesus’ redemption won on the cross?