In case you are not familiar with the words of the title, it was commonly used by pastors and their congregations several Generations ago. In order for it to make sense, let us look at a few verses that they looked at and based it on..
Matthew 26: 27 - 28, And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them saying,” drink of it all of you, for this is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
Romans 5 : 9 - 10, since, therefore, we have now been justified by His Blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, now that we are reconciled shall we be saved by His life.
Hebrews 9: 12, He entered once for all into the holy place, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Hebrews 9 : 22 indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Blood was the main reason for all sacrifices for the cleansing of sin. Without blood, no cleansing. They had to do this every year. Then along came Jesus, the Lamb of God. His sacrifice of Himself cleansed man for all time. The perfect blood sacrifice.
So let's put it all together. Jesus' sacrifice made us righteous, because we received His righteousness. Because of this righteousness, we are in Jesus, and He is in us, and now we can approach God and call Him our Father.
Our Father acknowledges the fact that we have been washed in the blood of Jesus, and have His righteousness. Because of the relationship with God the Father, and the presence of Jesus and His righteousness in us, we are legally authorized to plead the blood in our prayers.
The term plead the blood'' reminds all of the spirits of darkness, including satan, that they are powerless against us and our prayers. To give an example, it was common to plead the blood over a loved one to protect them from evil.
It is impossible for an in-depth discussion about the subject because of limited time and space. I hope this poor description will make you want to investigate further on your own. As my wife likes to say, when you plead the blood of Jesus in prayer, satan trembles, the Angels snap to attention, and God our Father leans forward toward us. God bless you and your family. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus loves you.
Prayer of Salvation.
Lord Jesus, please forgive all of my sins, and come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you.
Praise the Lord!
Amen
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