The Blood – I Know My Rights #1

Faith Scripture:

Romans 1:16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

As we follow Jesus and walk in "Everyday Faith," this series is designed to help you get free and walk in life more abundantly.

John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

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Revelation 12:11 “And they have conquered (overcame) him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”

Now we love this verse because it talks about us conquering and overcoming. We love to talk about our victory in Christ, but the problem is that many of us are talking about victories we want to live in rather than the ones we are living in.

So now we are going to talk about 7 Times and Places Jesus Bled. Every time he bled, he won back something that was lost in the Fall of Man.

           Leviticus 16:14 "Before the Mercy Seat, he shall sprinkle some of the blood 7 times."

Leviticus 16:19 “And they shall sprinkle some of the blood on it 7 times with his finger to cleanse it and consecrate it."

The 7 times Jesus shed His Blood were for a specific area of your life.

Everything in the life of Jesus had a purpose. There was nothing done by coincidence, and nothing was done by mistake.

This account takes place right after the Lord's supper and right before Judas betrays him with a kiss, and he gets arrested.

Matthew 26:36-46

36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” 40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.” 43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

When we read this passage of Scripture, a certain word is mentioned 4 times. Scripture also says He prayed a minimum of 6 times.

                      That word is will or willing.

What took place in the Garden of Gethsemane is that Christ won back our WILL Power. That is the power to say “YES” to Jesus and “NO” to every temptation of the devil.

It is no coincidence that “a garden,” the Garden of Eden, is the very place where we lost our ability to do the WILL of God. Therefore, the place Jesus ransomed or redeemed back for us by his shed blood was "a garden": The Garden of Gethsemane.

In Genesis 3:17, it was an act of the WILL of Adam that caused the Fall of Man, not the fact that Eve was deceived.

           Adam: Not thy will but My will be done.

           Jesus: “Not My will, but thy will be done.”

It was an act of the WILL of Christ to go to the Garden.

           Gethsemane - Oil Press

           Redeem or ransom - restore it to its original state.

Scientific Fact: People can sweat Blood. Medical doctors confirm that at times of intense agony, people's blood vessels can actually burst underneath their skin, and the Blood will pour out of their pores as sweat does.   

For those who say, “I can’t," your willpower that was controlled by Satan was broken. Now you can say, "I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST."

It was an act of the WILL of Christ to receive "the Cup."

Matthew 26:53 “Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?”

Knowing God's Will and the "I Can's" is great, but it will take the Blood of a Savior to help you surrender or walk it out.

John 18:6 "When Jesus said, 'I am, ' they withdrew back and fell on the ground as dead men.

Surrender is not about you saying I can’t it is about “Pleading or Applying the Blood” and watching the enemy fall on the ground before you as dead.

It was an act of the Will of Christ to pray and consecrate the will of God in his own Blood.

Luke 22:44 "And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of Blood falling down to the ground.

Christ prayed 3 times, "Not my will, but thy will be done.”

The Biblical meaning of the number 3 is divine perfection, completeness, and wholeness.

o  The Blood will help you know the will of God.

o  The Blood will help you surrender to the will of God.

o  Most of all, the Blood helps you complete the will of God.

When Jesus prayed and sweated Blood, he was consecrating his life to fulfilling God's will.

As you come to know Christ, you are under his Blood and have the power to live in the complete will of God for your life.

So, what is the will of God? II Peter 3:9 says that God is not willing that any should perish but that all would come to the saving power of Jesus Christ.

The will of God starts with your salvation that Jesus Christ bled and died for you to be ransomed or redeemed to him.