As Christians, we want to live in God’s presence.
But we have a problem.
Sin.
Sin separates us from God, fills us with guilt, and gives Satan ground to accuse us.
But God has given us a solution to these three problems: the precious blood of Christ.
Isaiah 59:2 says, “Your iniquities have become a separation between you and your God.
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.”
God is holy and He can’t be in the presence of sin. So when we sin, we lose God’s presence.
But 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
The blood of Christ washes away our sins, and removes all distance between us and God.
When we sin, we also feel guilty.
Guilt is the stain of sins on our conscience.
Our conscience is like a window. When the window’s clean, we’re full of light.
But when we sin, guilty stains cloud our conscience.
If we let our sins accumulate, they block out light and leave us in darkness.
No detergent, no chemical on earth, can wash these stains away.
But Hebrews 9:14 tells us that the blood of Jesus is powerful enough to purify our conscience.
Whenever we sense guilt in our conscience, we can pray: “Lord, forgive me for what I did.
I claim Your precious blood to cleanse my conscience from any stain of guilt.”
Finally, sins also bring in Satan’s accusations.
Revelation 12:10 calls Satan the accuser of our brothers because he accuses them before God day and night.
Satan tries to keep us away from God by reminding us of our sins.
If we listen to these crippling accusations, we end up feeling hopeless and weak.
But the blood of Christ is stronger than any accusation from Satan.
Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb.”
When we confess our sins, we are cleansed, and we can boldly reject the devil’s accusations.
The blood of Christ is precious and powerful!
It restores God’s presence to us, cleanses our guilty conscience, and defeats Satan’s accusations.
The blood gives us the way to daily live in God’s presence!
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