In the Bible it tell us that ’without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness’ (Hebrews 9:22). It doesn’t matter how sorry we are for the things we have done wrong, unless someone’s or something’s blood has been shed, there is no forgiveness.
In Old Testament times the Jewish people had to sacrifice bulls and goats every day. Blood was smeared and sprinkled upon the altar but this imperfect sacrifice could not adequately take away sins. Now though through the perfect sacrifice of the wonderful blood of Jesus shed for us, all our sins have been forgiven.
When Jesus hung on the cross his blood was dripping down from his back tattered by the brutal flogging he had received, from his hands and feet and from his head where the crown of thorns had been pushed cruelly onto his head. It was this precious blood that Jesus took into the eternal tabernacle to make a way for us into the Father’s presence.
It is the blood of Jesus that cleanses our guilty consciences and the blood of Jesus that gives us access to the Father. We need never hold back. We can come right up to our loving heavenly Father by the precious blood shed for us and offer thankful hearts to him ‘that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need’ (Hebrew 4: 16).
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