What Exactly Did the Blood of Jesus Secure for the Believer?
There are few truths more central to Christianity than the blood of Jesus Christ.
We sing about the blood. We pray concerning the blood. We partake of the Lord’s Table and remember the blood. We speak of being washed by the blood and overcoming by the blood.
But every Christian needs to go beyond merely knowing the language of the blood to understanding what the blood of Jesus actually accomplished.
What happened when Jesus shed His blood?
What did His sacrifice secure?
What belongs to the believer because Christ died?
What can we confidently expect from God because we are under the New Covenant?
And equally important: what things do Christians sometimes describe as “covenant rights” that Scripture does not actually guarantee in the way we sometimes assume?
These questions matter because biblical faith must rest upon what God has actually said, not merely upon Christian expressions we have heard repeatedly.
The blood of Jesus is not a magical substance or religious formula. When Scripture speaks of Christ’s blood, it points us to His life poured out in sacrificial death for us. Jesus offered Himself to God, bearing sin and establishing the New Covenant through His death.
The writer of Hebrews gives us a magnificent expression:
Hebrews 13:20–21 KJV
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Notice those words:
“The blood of the everlasting covenant.”
The blood of Jesus established something that will never expire.
So what exactly did that blood secure?
The Blood Established the New Covenant
Everything begins here.
On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus took the cup and deliberately explained His approaching death in covenant language.
Matthew 26:27–28 KJV
“And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
Luke records:
Luke 22:20 KJV
“Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.”
Jesus was not simply saying, “Tomorrow I am going to die.”
He was explaining what His death would accomplish.
His blood would establish the New Covenant.
This means our covenant relationship with God does not rest upon our promises to God, our religious performance, our family background, or our ability to make ourselves acceptable to Him.
It rests upon what Jesus Christ accomplished through His death.
Before we ever talk about what we must do for God, we must understand what God has already done for us through Christ.
The Blood Secured Eternal Redemption
The writer of Hebrews contrasts Christ’s sacrifice with the sacrifices offered repeatedly under the Old Covenant.
Hebrews 9:11–12 KJV
“But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Notice the language:
“Having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Jesus did not enter heaven hoping redemption would somehow become possible.
He entered having accomplished it.
Redemption speaks of liberation through the payment of a price.
Human beings were enslaved to sin and under its judgment. We could not purchase our own freedom.
Peter tells us what the price was.
1 Peter 1:18–19 KJV
“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:”
Your redemption could not be purchased with money.
Not silver.
Not gold.
Not religious works.
Not moral improvement.
The price was:
“The precious blood of Christ.”
And because the sacrifice was perfect, Hebrews calls what Jesus obtained:
“eternal redemption.”
The Blood Secured the Forgiveness of Our Sins
One of the clearest statements concerning what the blood accomplished is found in Ephesians.
Ephesians 1:7 KJV
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
Notice the words:
“We have.”
Not merely:
“We hope someday to have.”
For the person who is in Christ, forgiveness is a present covenant reality.
Paul says something similar in Colossians.
Colossians 1:13–14 KJV
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:”
Sin created a debt we could never pay.
Jesus paid it.
Therefore forgiveness is not God pretending that sin never mattered.
The Cross proves exactly how seriously God takes sin.
Forgiveness is possible because the price has been paid.
The Blood Secured Our Justification
Forgiveness and justification are closely connected, but justification takes us even further.
Forgiveness means our sins have been pardoned.
Justification speaks of our standing before God.
Romans 5:8–9 KJV
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
Notice:
“Justified by his blood.”
The Gospel is not merely that guilty people can be forgiven.
Through Christ, God gives the believer a righteous standing before Him.
This is why the Christian should never attempt to build his confidence before God upon personal perfection.
Our confidence rests upon Christ.
The blood answers the question of guilt.
Christ has borne our judgment.
The Blood Made Peace With God
Before salvation, humanity’s fundamental problem is not merely that we lack inner peace.
Sin places man in rebellion against God.
The Cross addresses that hostility.
Colossians 1:20–22 KJV
“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.
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:”
Notice the expression:
“Peace through the blood of his cross.”
The first peace the Gospel gives us is not peace with our circumstances.
It is peace with God.
That is far more fundamental.
The war is over.
The sinner who comes to Christ is reconciled to God.
The Blood Reconciled Us to God
Salvation is not merely being rescued from punishment.
God brings us back to Himself.
Romans 5:10–11 KJV
“For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”
We were enemies.
Now we are reconciled.
We were far away.
Now we have been brought near.
We were alienated.
Now we belong.
The ultimate objective of redemption is therefore not merely escaping hell.
It is restored relationship with God.
The Blood Brings Us Near to God
Paul describes the transformation beautifully.
Ephesians 2:12–13 KJV
“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”
There are two conditions here.
Then: far off.
Now: made near.
And what brought us near?
“The blood of Christ.”
Christianity is not merely God improving people who remain distant from Him.
Through Christ, God brings us near.
The Blood Gives Us Access to God’s Presence
This nearness produces something extraordinary: access.
Under the Old Covenant, access to the Most Holy Place was severely restricted.
But through Jesus, the way has been opened.
Hebrews 10:19–22 KJV
“Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
And having an high priest over the house of God;
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”
These words should transform the prayer life of every believer:
“Boldness to enter.”
On what basis?
“By the blood of Jesus.”
We do not approach God because we had a perfect week.
We do not approach because we prayed enough yesterday.
We do not approach because we feel spiritually strong.
We approach through Jesus Christ.
Our confidence is not self-confidence.
It is Christ-confidence.
The Blood Cleanses the Conscience
Many Christians understand forgiveness intellectually but continue living under a crushing consciousness of past failure.
The blood deals not only with the record of sin before God but also with the conscience of the worshipper.
Hebrews 9:13–14 KJV
“For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
Notice the progression:
The blood cleanses the conscience so that we can serve the living God.
God does not want His children permanently paralysed by guilt over sins Christ has forgiven.
Conviction from the Holy Spirit leads us to repentance and restoration.
Condemnation tells us to run away from God.
The blood gives us reason to run towards God.
The Blood Sanctifies Us
The blood that forgives also sets us apart for God.
Hebrews 13:12 KJV
“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.”
To sanctify means to set apart unto God.
This means salvation is not simply God rescuing us from something.
He also rescues us for Himself.
Paul reminds the Corinthians:
1 Corinthians 6:19–20 KJV
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
This is an important part of covenant consciousness.
I am not my own.
I have been purchased.
I belong to God.
Therefore the proper response to redemption is not careless living.
It is consecration.
The Blood Provides Cleansing When We Sin
What happens when a believer sins?
The biblical response is not denial.
It is not hiding.
It is not despair.
And it is certainly not pretending sin no longer matters because we are under grace.
John writes:
1 John 1:7–9 KJV
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
The blood does not give us permission to practise sin.
The blood provides cleansing so that sin does not have to destroy our walk with God.
When we sin, we come into the light.
We confess.
We repent.
We receive God’s forgiveness.
And we continue walking with Him.
The Blood Purchased Us for God
One of the most beautiful descriptions of redemption appears in Revelation.
Revelation 5:9–10 KJV
“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
Notice carefully:
“Redeemed us to God.”
That is the destination of redemption.
We were not merely redeemed from sin.
We were redeemed to God.
The Christian belongs to God.
Our time belongs to Him.
Our bodies belong to Him.
Our gifts belong to Him.
Our resources belong to Him.
Our future belongs to Him.
Our lives now exist for His glory and His purpose.
The Blood Secured an Eternal Inheritance
Covenant brings inheritance.
Hebrews 9:15 KJV
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”
Notice:
“Eternal inheritance.”
Peter describes that inheritance further.
1 Peter 1:3–4 KJV
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,”
Our ultimate inheritance is:
incorruptible, undefiled, unfading, and reserved.
Earthly economies cannot destroy it.
Governments cannot confiscate it.
Age cannot diminish it.
Death cannot take it from us.
The blood has secured something eternal.
The Sacrifice of Jesus Was Once for All
Under the Old Covenant, sacrifices were repeatedly offered.
But Christ’s sacrifice is different.
Hebrews 10:10–14 KJV
“By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.”
Jesus offered:
“one sacrifice for sins for ever.”
That is why the Cross does not need supplementation.
Jesus declared:
John 19:30 KJV
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
The sacrifice was complete.
The Blood Answers Satan’s Accusation
Scripture calls Satan “the accuser.”
Revelation 12:10–11 KJV
“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
Why is the blood so powerful against accusation?
Because Satan’s accusation is ultimately connected to guilt.
But the blood declares that the believer’s guilt has been dealt with through Christ.
Our answer to accusation is not:
“I have never sinned.”
Our answer is:
“Jesus Christ died for my sins.”
Our confidence is not our perfect record.
It is Christ’s perfect sacrifice.
This does not encourage carelessness about sin. The same grace that frees us from condemnation teaches us to reject ungodliness.
But Satan must not be permitted to use forgiven sin to keep a believer permanently condemned.
The Cross Secured Victory Over the Powers of Darkness
At the Cross, God dealt not only with our sin but also with the powers of darkness.
Colossians 2:13–15 KJV
“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
Jesus triumphed.
Therefore Christian spiritual warfare does not begin with fear of Satan.
It begins with Christ’s accomplished victory.
We resist the devil because we belong to the victorious Christ.
The Blood Created One Redeemed People
The Cross did something else that Christians must not overlook.
It broke down the barrier separating Jew and Gentile and created one new covenant people in Christ.
Ephesians 2:13–16 KJV
“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:”
Our deepest identity is now found in Christ.
Race, nationality, language, culture, social class, and background remain real aspects of human life, but none of them outranks our covenant identity.
The blood purchased one redeemed people for God.
The Blood Secured Our Priestly Service to God
Redemption gives us both relationship and responsibility.
Revelation 1:5–6 KJV
“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 hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
We have not merely been saved from sin.
We have been saved to serve God.
The blood cleanses.
The blood consecrates.
The blood brings near.
And those who have been brought near now live for the purposes of God.
What About Healing?
At this point we need careful biblical balance.
Does Christ’s redemptive work include healing?
Isaiah prophesied concerning the suffering Messiah:
Isaiah 53:4–5 KJV
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
Matthew explicitly connects Isaiah’s prophecy with Jesus’ physical healing ministry.
Matthew 8:16–17 KJV
“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.”
Peter also applies Isaiah 53 to Christ’s work on the Cross.
1 Peter 2:24 KJV
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”
We should therefore never separate God’s healing work from the saving and restorative mission of Jesus.
We should pray for healing.
We should believe God for healing.
We should minister healing in Jesus’ name.
But we must also understand that the complete redemption of the physical body awaits resurrection.
Romans 8:23 KJV
“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.”
This protects us from condemning Christians who experience sickness or assuming that illness automatically means someone has failed in faith.
Our ultimate covenant guarantee is greater than temporary physical health.
It is a redeemed, resurrected, immortal body when Christ’s redemptive work reaches its final bodily manifestation.
What About Material Provision?
God certainly promises to care for His children.
Jesus taught us to trust our heavenly Father for our daily needs.
Matthew 6:31–33 KJV
“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Paul also writes:
Philippians 4:19 KJV
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
God’s provision is real.
His fatherly care is real.
But we should not turn covenant provision into a guarantee that every faithful Christian must become materially wealthy.
Paul himself wrote:
Philippians 4:12–13 KJV
“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Paul knew abundance.
But Paul also knew lack.
His confidence was that Christ remained sufficient in both conditions.
Covenant provision therefore means we can trust our Father to care for us and provide what is necessary for His purpose—not that God has promised every believer a life of uninterrupted luxury.
What About Protection?
God protects His people, and Christians are right to pray for His protection.
Jesus prayed concerning His disciples:
John 17:15 KJV
“I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.”
Paul testified:
2 Timothy 4:17–18 KJV
“Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Notice the mature covenant perspective.
Paul experienced supernatural deliverance.
Yet Paul would eventually die for Christ.
Therefore biblical covenant protection cannot mean:
“Nothing painful can ever happen to me.”
It means something stronger:
Nothing can ultimately defeat God’s redemptive purpose for me.
Even death cannot break the covenant.
What About Answered Prayer?
Through Jesus Christ, we have extraordinary access to the Father.
Jesus said:
John 16:23–24 KJV
“And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.”
But praying “in Jesus’ name” is not a formula for obtaining anything we desire.
Prayer remains submitted to God’s will.
1 John 5:14–15 KJV
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
Covenant gives us tremendous confidence in prayer.
But covenant confidence is not independence from God’s will.
It is confidence within God’s will.
What the Blood Does Not Give Us Permission to Do
Understanding the blood correctly protects us from serious errors.
The blood does not give us permission to live carelessly because grace covers us.
It does not remove the need for repentance.
It does not allow us to turn every personal desire into a “covenant right.”
It does not turn the words “the blood of Jesus” into a magical incantation.
It does not give us permission to ignore God’s will.
It does not mean suffering proves covenant failure.
It does not mean material wealth proves superior covenant standing.
It does not allow us to judge suffering Christians as faithless.
And it certainly does not allow us to demand covenant benefits while deliberately rejecting the government of Christ.
Paul confronted the idea that grace gives permission to sin.
Romans 6:1–2 KJV
“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”
The same blood that forgives us also purchased us for God.
We Must Understand the “Already” and the “Not Yet”
One of the most important truths for understanding covenant is that some aspects of Christ’s redemption are already fully ours, while others await their final manifestation.
There are realities Christ has secured that the believer possesses now.
We have forgiveness.
We have justification.
We have reconciliation.
We have access to God.
We have the Holy Spirit.
We have new life.
We have been delivered from the dominion of darkness.
We belong to God.
But there are other dimensions of redemption whose complete manifestation is still future.
We await the resurrection of the body.
We await complete freedom from sickness, decay, and death.
We await complete removal of the presence of sin.
We await the new heavens and new earth.
We await the full manifestation of our inheritance.
We await the visible return and reign of Jesus Christ.
This is sometimes described as the “already and not yet” dimension of the Kingdom.
We already belong to Christ.
But we are still awaiting everything Christ has purchased to reach its final manifestation.
This protects us from two opposite errors.
The first is unbelief, which claims less than Christ has provided.
The second is presumption, which demands things for the present age that Scripture places in the final consummation.
Biblical faith must avoid both.
So What Can I Know the Blood Has Secured?
Because of the blood of Jesus Christ, the believer can confidently know:
I have been redeemed.
My sins can be forgiven.
I have been justified through Christ.
I have peace with God.
I have been reconciled to God.
I have been brought near.
I have access to the Father.
My conscience can be cleansed.
I have been sanctified and set apart for God.
I belong to God.
I have an eternal inheritance.
I am part of God’s redeemed people.
Christ’s sacrifice does not need to be repeated.
Satan’s accusation does not have the final word over me.
Jesus has triumphed over the powers of darkness.
God is my Father and faithfully cares for me.
I can pray confidently in Jesus’ name according to God’s will.
I can believe God for healing while looking forward to the complete redemption of my body.
I can trust God’s provision without reducing covenant to material prosperity.
I can trust God’s protection without assuming Christians are exempt from suffering.
And even death cannot separate me from what Christ has secured.
The Greatest Thing the Blood Secured Is God Himself
After studying redemption, forgiveness, justification, healing, provision, protection, victory, inheritance, and answered prayer, we must come back to the centre.
The greatest covenant benefit is not a thing.
It is God Himself.
God declared concerning the New Covenant:
Hebrews 8:10 KJV
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:”
There it is.
At the centre of covenant:
“I will be to them a God.”
God did not send Jesus merely so that we could receive things from Him.
Christ died to bring us to God.
The greatest gift of the Gospel is God Himself.
Living Every Day With Blood-Covenant Consciousness
What should all of this mean practically?
When I wake up, I should remember:
I belong to God.
When I pray:
I approach the Father through Jesus Christ.
When my conscience accuses me concerning confessed and forsaken sin:
The blood of Jesus has provided cleansing.
When Satan accuses:
My answer is not my perfect performance; my answer is the finished work of Christ.
When I sin:
I come into the light, confess, repent, receive cleansing, and continue walking with God.
When I face sickness:
I can ask boldly for healing while entrusting myself completely to my faithful Father.
When I have genuine needs:
My heavenly Father knows what I need, and I can trust His provision.
When I face spiritual opposition:
Jesus Christ has triumphed over principalities and powers.
When circumstances become difficult:
Trouble does not mean the covenant has failed.
When I face uncertainty:
My future rests ultimately in God’s covenant faithfulness.
And when death itself eventually comes:
The covenant does not end at the grave.
Why?
Because Scripture does not merely call this covenant temporary.
It speaks of:
“THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT.”
Hold Fast: He Is Faithful That Promised
Hebrews brings all of these truths together beautifully.
Hebrews 10:19–23 KJV
“Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
And having an high priest over the house of God;
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”
That final statement captures the heart of covenant confidence:
“For he is faithful that promised.”
The blood tells me:
The price has been paid.
The Cross tells me:
My sin has been judged in Christ.
The empty tomb tells me:
Jesus has conquered death.
The ascension tells me:
My High Priest is enthroned.
The Holy Spirit tells me:
The promised inheritance has already begun.
The Word tells me:
What God has promised.
And the character of God tells me:
He will remain faithful.
The blood of Jesus therefore gives the Christian something much deeper than religious confidence.
It gives us covenant confidence.
I belong to God.
I have been redeemed by Christ.
I have been brought near.
I have access to my Father.
I have a living High Priest.
I have the Holy Spirit.
I have an eternal inheritance.
I have a covenant that suffering cannot cancel, Satan cannot overthrow, circumstances cannot invalidate, death cannot terminate, and eternity will not exhaust.
Because Jesus did not merely shed blood.
He shed:
THE BLOOD OF THE EVERLASTING COVENANT.
Understanding what the blood of Jesus secured is not the end of covenant revelation. Covenant also calls for a response.
If God is the Covenant Keeper, and if Jesus has established the everlasting covenant through His blood, then the next question every believer must ask is:
How should I now live as a Christian in covenant with God?
In the next blog, we will examine:
“My Responsibilities Under the New Covenant: How Should a Christian in Covenant With God Actually Live?”
We will look carefully at what the New Testament teaches about faith, obedience, holiness, love, forgiveness, prayer, giving, service, submission to God, walking in the Spirit, covenant relationships with other believers, and living under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
The blood of Jesus has secured our covenant standing, but covenant grace does not produce careless Christians. It produces a people who belong to God and increasingly live in a manner worthy of the One who redeemed them.
So look out for the conclusion of this series as we move from what Christ has secured for us to how we are called to respond to Him.
The Covenant Keeper has done His part perfectly.
Now we must understand what covenant life should look like in the believer.
The Message Bearer, Cornelius Bella
