Power In The Blood/Where Is Your SoulJust A Reminder My BelovedThere is power in the Blood of Yeshua, Messiah, (Jesus Christ) for your soul, for your body, for your mind, for your brain, for the bruised emotions and the past has no power over the one who has the Blood Of Jesus.The Blood Of Jesus has super natural power because it has never been tainted by sin, the Son of God and the purity of His life is available to us now, everyday, even seventy times seven per day Matthew 18:22, that's 490 times that the Blood of Jesus can be used to cleanse in the area of forgiveness, my, my, there is power in the Blood. Now understand that after the 490 times of forgiving someone, the Blood of Jesus does not loose any power at all. This is a reference to how we should stand ready to forgive those that need our forgiveness.Power In The Blood/Where Is The SoulIn Leviticus 17:11, 14 the blood is said to be the essence of life.Leviticus 17:11-14 (King James Version)11For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that makes an atonement for the soul.12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourned among you eat blood.13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catches any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.The word used for life here is translated soul, so the soul of the body (flesh) is in the blood. The soul runs through out the entire body, so by faith we see and know that our Father made it so. And for good reason.We can now have a clear understanding of what John was saying in 3John second verse.3John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.My friends there is power in the Blood of Jesus for good health and prosperity. In every area of our lives,I speak the power of the Blood of Jesus, Yeshua, Messiah the only begotten Son of the Living God over your life and your faith in the Savior Jesus Christ of Nazareth.We become white, washed in the Blood of the Lamb.Revelation 7:14 (King James Version)14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.New Covenant and our sins remitted.Matthew 26:28 (King James Version)28For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.The new life, and our spiritual soul food, and drink.John 6:53-56 (King James Version)53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.The New Covenant SacrificeHebrews 9:12-28 (New King James Version)12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.The Mediator's Death Necessary16 For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17 For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. 18 Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood. 19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which God has commanded you."[a] 21 Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. 22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.Greatness of Christ's Sacrifice23 Therefore it was necessary that the copies of the things in the heavens should be purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another? 26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.How Most Precious Is The Blood Of The Lamb.The believer who rests In his position rather than his condition, who abides in his risen Lord in the presence of the Father, Is growing spiritually. He is fully assured that "Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God" (1 Peter 3:18, Italics mine). By simply faith in the facts, he acknowledges his place in Christ who is his life, the One who, "when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Heb. 1:3). Knowing his sins to be purged once for all, his conscience is thereby clear, since "the worshippers once purged" have "no more conscience of sins" (Heb. 10:2).The spiritually minded believer Is conscious of sin in him, but he is fully assured that there is no sin on him; all of his sin has been laid on the Lord Jesus. Although his condition is needy, for he is Indwelt by the principle of sin, he lives in his position in Christ. His constant resources for spiritual growth are received from on high. He knows his freedom to; "come boldly unto the throne of grace" in order that he may "obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" (Heb. 4:16).When the growing believer sins, his conscience and his communion with the Father being thereby disturbed, he freely confesses his sin. He knows that the Lord Jesus "is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). He also has recourse to the truth that when he does sin he has "an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 John 2:1). Hence a pure conscience and communion are restored and maintained, and he is free to continue his fellowship with the Father and the Son. He has learned that ;"if we walk in the light ... we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).Condition The condition-centered Christian has no other recourse but to fight against Indwelling sin, and thus seek to control self as best he can. Added to this intolerable burden is the frustrating fact that God does not seem to help him in this endeavor. He is Immersed in the defeat of Romans 7. He battles here below, only to lose; he should rest above, where he is sure to win.One of the chief reasons so many believers are spiritually ill (as well as mentally and physically) is a guilty, oppressed conscience. They are laboring under the burden of their unrighteous condition, rather than resting in the liberty of their righteous position. Sad to say, there aren't many of God's people today who know anything at all about a "pure," a "perfect," conscience. Countless Christians, including those who are awakened and hungry to grow, are bound by a bad conscience. They are honestly aware of their sinful condition, but are only vaguely aware of their perfect position.This chapter has to do with the basic reason for the guilty conscience, which is the Indwelling principle of sin. The next chapter will deal with the product of that principle, sins committed. First the cause, then the effect. There is a tremendous paradox in the Christian who, although redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ from the penalty and tyranny of sin, nevertheless is rendered spiritually helpless and useless by an overwhelming burden of guilt.We are thinking of the hungry-hearted Christian who is awakened to the sin of self, since he is the only one who Is ready prepared by the Holy Spirit! to be freed from this guilty condition. Awareness of need is the primary motivation for intelligent faith. Is this not the cry of the honest, struggling, guilt-ridden believer?: "... I do not understand my own actions?I am baffled, bewildered. I do not practice or accomplish what I wish, but I do the very thing that I loathe [which my moral instinct condemns]. . . . However, It is no longer I who do the deed, but the sin [principle] which is at home in me and has possession of me" (Rom. 7:15, 17, Amplified). Here is the progressing believer who sees his condition, but not as yet his position.Position There is but one place in which faith can rest, and that Is in our Lord Jesus, where the Father has positioned us. And It Is only in that abiding place that our conscience can be clear with regard to indwelling sin. Our guilt cannot be relieved through removal of the sin within, because that principle will be present as long as we reside in our unredeemed body. Nor is there hope of relief through improvement of self, since in the flesh there dwells no good thing to improve.There was also the problem of a guilty conscience prior to Calvary. Then, Into the holy place made with hands "went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people . . .which was a figure for the time then present. In which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience. . . . But Christ being, come an high. priest... by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands . .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" (Heb. 9:7. 9, 11, 12).Yes, our Lord Jesus "appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself" (Heb. 9:26). ". . . we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. . . . But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God. . . . For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified" (Heb. 10:10, 12, 14). As new creations in Christ Jesus, we have been redeemed from the penalty of Indwelling sin; further, we have been sanctified (separated) from the domination of that? same principle of sin. We have sin In us, but not on us; always " Indwelling, but never imputed!It is essential to know how definitely and thoroughly God dealt with this principle of sin, especially since its presence within us is so burdensome. "... God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh" (Rom. 8:3). The principle of sin has not been forgiven, it has not been cleansed; neither has It been improved, nor removed. But thanks be to God it has been condemned by the crucifixion of the Cross. In His flesh, our Lord Jesus condemned the sin in our flesh. Thus condemned, there can now be no condemnation for us."There is therefore now no condemnation to them which" are in Christ Jesus. . . . For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death"(Rom. 8:1, 2). It is due to this blessed fact that our conscience finds peace, and is purged from the guilt of Indwelling sin.It should not be difficult for us to make the correct choice between the consciousness of our condition, and the revelation of our position. If, because of feelings and lack of scriptural knowledge, we put more stock in our condition than our position, we will continue to labor under the Intolerable burden of a defiled conscience. But if we agree with God concerning His condemnation of the old man, there is a perfectly peaceful conscience for us in the matter of indwelling sin. It is the infinite difference between our telling Him what we are in ourselves (condition), or heeding His testimony as to what we are in His Son (position). The former means guilt and enslavement, the latter freedom and growth.At Calvary, when our Lord Jesus was made to be sin for us, He was crucified and thereby sin was condemned. At the same time. He took each potential believer as a sinner down Into that death. Then He brought us up out of death, as new creations, in His resurrection life. Now and forever, the only position we have as believers is before our Father in His risen Son, cut off (sanctified) from our old relationship to indwelling sin by our death and resurrection In Him.Once for all, the Lord Jesus has separated us in death and resurrection from both the guilt and the power of indwelling sin. "But now once at the consummation [of the ages] He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself" (Heb. 9:26, NASB). "For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one . . ." (Heb. 2:11). Resting in this position not only purges our conscience from all guilt concerning the self-life, but also gives us Increasing freedom from Its domination.Why not acknowledge and thank Him for this wonderful position, purchased at Infinite price and so freely given? Anything we do short of resting in Him as our position, anything we attempt to do beyond that rest. Is to slight the perfection of His life and work. "For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Col. 3:3, NASB). "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offeredhimself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" (Heb. 9:14 Italics mine).How Most Precious Is The Blood Of The LambYeshua, Messiah.Warrior Poet