The Wednesday Word ~ 20 May, 2026 A.D.

More on The Blood

by DG Miles McKee

 

“The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” –I John 1:7 [KJV]

 

Notice whose blood it is that cleanses. It is His Son‘s blood. And who is His Son? He is God manifest in the flesh (I Timothy 3:16). This is our confidence. Christ Jesus was not merely a well-meaning man----a well-meaning man could not cleanse our sin. God alone can do that (Mark 2:7). It is the blood of the sinless, innocent, righteous man who is God over all, blessed forever (Romans 9:5) which cleanses us.  Calvary is powerful because it was there that God’s blood purchased us (Acts 20:28). That blood was precious, saving blood and not the blood of a mere man, it was the blood of the God/Man.

 

Here’s the dilemma, our sins required eternal death, but God could not die. So, in his infinite wisdom and grace, God became one of us. Men can die! As a man, therefore, Christ offered Himself as His people´s perfect substitute and as God He supplied the infinite authority and capacity necessary to powerfully cleanse and purchase us. This is something His people can rest upon.

 

Our sin was great, but greater still was the atonement made for it. And what gave the atonement it’s authority and might?  It was none other that the One who hung there on that wretched cross, the God-Man, fully God yet fully man, dying in total triumph over every one of His and our enemies. 

 

Now based upon that good news, here’s even better news for you-- you have not committed any sin so great or so heinous that Christ cannot forgive and cleanse you. No sin is too immense or too difficult for God to cleanse. The blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanses us from all sin. However, there are Christians reading this who are dying with guilt when they don’t have to. Why don‘t they have to? Here’s the answer, --The blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin.

 

One night a young woman received Jesus as her Lord and Saviour. The young woman had had a very rough past, involving drugs, and prostitution but Christ saved her and the change in her was evident. As time went on, she became a faithful member of the church and eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching young children. It was not very long until this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son. Their relationship grew until, eventually, they began to make wedding plans.

 

This is when the problems began. Unfortunately, about one half of the church thought that a woman with a past such as hers was unsuitable for a pastor's son. The church began to argue and fight about the matter. So, the church decided to have a meeting. As the people made their arguments the tensions increased and the meeting was getting completely out of hand. The young woman became very upset about all the things being brought up about her past. As she began to cry the pastor's son stood. He could not bear the pain all this was causing his young bride to be. He began to speak and his statement was this: "My fiancée’s past is not what is on trial here. What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away all sin. Tonight you have put the blood of Jesus on trial. So, tell me church, does it wash away all sin or not?" Many members of the church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. They repented of their unbelief in the blood as the Spirit of God applied the truth that there is no sin too great for the blood of Jesus.

 

And that’s the Gospel Truth!