The Blood

The blood of the Lamb cleanses me from sin—not just the first time I come to Him. It is not a once-and-for-all cleansing but the blood of CHRIST continues to flow—continues to cleanse. It saves me all the days of my life.

It is satan’s ploy to draw me to CHRIST for initial repentance and then drive me out in the wilderness so that I use my natural resources to fight sin going forward. Surely the Galatians thought as I, “CHRIST has saved me, now I have to get my act together.” The Apostle Paul accuses them: “Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh” (Gal 3:3 ESV)?

“You may struggle against evil as long as you please, but…you will never be delivered from it in any way but by the blood of Jesus….Your prayers, your repentance, and your tears—the whole of them put together—are worth nothing apart from Him” (ref#34, April 23rd AM).

“In all failures in duty…remembering the innumerable tracers of imperfection and sin found upon all you do, deal frequently, closely, with the atoning blood. ‘Wash and be clean’ (2 Kings 5:13)” (ref#61, July 18th). FATHER, remind me to always come.

“If you have ever come to the blood…you will feel your need of coming to it every day. He who does not desire to wash in it every day has never washed in it at all….there is still a fountain opened….Christ alone can give us joy and comfort….let us sprinkle our doorposts fresh with blood, and then, feast on the Lamb, assured that the destroying angel must pass us by” (ref#34, April 17th AM).

“[God is a Spirit] this is one of the first, the greatest, the most sublime, and necessary truths in the compass of nature! There is a God, the cause of all things—the fountain of all perfection—without parts or dimensions, for he is ETERNAL—filling the heavens and the earth—pervading, governing, and upholding all things: for he is an infinite SPIRIT”
(ref#15, [John 4:24])!

GOD Is My Salvation

Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but You will endure;
they will grow old, but Your years will have no end (Ps 102:25-27).

Before the mountains were brought forth,

or ever You had formed the earth,
even from everlasting to everlasting,
You are God (Ps 90:2).

You are the Rock, Your work is perfect;

for all Your ways are just,
a God of truth, without iniquity—

righteous and upright are You (Deut 32:4).

Behold, You are my salvation,
I will trust and not be afraid;
yes, the LORD, is my strength and song;
You also have become my salvation (Isa 12:2).

CHRIST’s Blood is Precious

“…many achievements and…many blessings…Scripture ascribes to the power of the Blood of the Lord Jesus” (ref#97, p91-92)!

FATHER, CHRIST’s blood is “precious in its preserving power….the blood…is the true reason for our being spared” (ref#34, April 16th AM). “By its power there is forgiveness of sins and eternal life for all who put their faith in the Lord Jesus ( John 6:54)” (ref#97, p92).

FATHER, “Christ’s blood is also precious in its cleansing power” (ref#34, April 16th AM). By the power of the blood there is a continual cleansing from all my sin, past, present, and future (ref#97, p92). Your Son’s blood not only cleanses me from all sin (1 John 1:7), but purifies my conscience so I may serve You (Heb 9:14).

“The blood of Christ is precious in its sanctifying influence. The same blood that justifies by taking away sin, in its after-action, quickens the new nature and leads it onward to subdue sin and to carry out the commands of God” (ref#34, April 16th AM).

Prayer Facts:

“Prayer is a dialogue between two persons who love each other.” Rosalind Rinker (ref#55, p129).

Reasons for Waiting for GOD:

Because Your work is honorable and glorious and Your righteousness endures forever (Ps 111:3), I will wait for You.
Because no one is a ruler and a teacher like You (Job 36:22), I will wait for You.

Because You are a shield to those who walk uprightly and in integrity (Prov 2:7), I will wait for You.