3 – Pleading the Blood of Jesus

Bible Verses

Exodus 12:7 – “Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the door frames of the houses where they eat the lambs.” (NIV)

Exodus 12:13 – “The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” (NIV)

Ephesians 1:7 – “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.” (NIV)

Hebrews 9:14 – “Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.” (NLT)

1 Peter 1:18-19 – “knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (NKJV)

Discussion

The blood of lambs was used for sacrifice to God as payment and restoration from the damage of sin. During the Old Testament Passover in Exodus Chapter 12, the Israelites were instructed to put the blood of a lamb on the top of the door frames of the houses where they ate the lambs. The blood would be a sign, and they would be protected from the plague striking all the firstborn sons of Egypt, both man and beast.

At the Cross of Calvary, Jesus, an innocent man, became the sacrificial lamb and paid for all of our sins, and their damage to our lives and the lives of others, with His innocent blood. His resurrection is proof of his successful payment, and now we have the right to freedom and restoration through His blood. There is resurrection power, protection, healing, deliverance, and redemption in the blood of Jesus. It covers our sins, it redeems us, and washes us clean.

Prayer

Thank you, Jesus, for Your sacrifice and Your life-giving Holy blood. Thank you for dying for my sins and the sins of the world, and being the Sacrificial Lamb so I could be redeemed. I plead the blood of Jesus over my mind, over my body, over my soul. I plead the blood of Jesus over my children, over my entire family, over my finances, my health, over every circumstance of my life. I plead the blood of Jesus over my entire bloodline on my father’s side and mother’s side, all the way back to Adam and Eve and all my generations going forward. I thank you, Jesus, for washing me clean and paying for my restoration through Your Holy blood.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.