The Christian partakes of the Lord’s Supper on every first day of the week (Acts
20:7). The Lord instituted this supper as a memorial to His death (Luke
22:19). When one partakes of the fruit of the vine, he is to be reminded of
the Lord’s blood which was shed for him.
Have you ever stopped to think about how important the blood of Christ is?
Why is it so important?
First, it is through the blood of Christ that our sins are
washed away.
In Acts
22:16, we are told that when we are baptized, are sins are washed away. In Revelation
1:5, we read the following, "And from Jesus
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the
dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and
washed us from our sins in his own blood." And, "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; But
with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot:"
(1 Peter 1:18-19). What a wonderful gift!
Second, it was the blood of Christ that purchased the church.
"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to
all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood." (Ac.
20:28). It took the blood of Christ to establish His church. What a price to
have to pay! And yet, some still say that the church is not important! Dear
reader, if it is not important, why did Christ die to establish it? Let there be
no doubt about it, outside the church there is no salvation (Acts
2:47).
Third, it is through the blood of Christ’s cross that we
can have peace with God.
"For it pleased the Father that in him should all
fullness dwell; 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." (Col
1:19-20). Because, we can be washed from our sins and become part of the
church, we can now be at peace with God. We no longer need to be separated from
Him by our sin (Isaiah
59:1-2).
What encouragement this should give all of us.
Through simple obedience to God, we can have our sins forgiven.
Have you come
into contact with the blood of Christ through baptism?
-- Ralph Price --
