DAY 3: The Blood of Jesus MAKES You Something!

Revelation 1:5–6 “and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins by His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever and ever! Amen." 

He loved us, He washed us, and He MADE US SOMETHING. What did he make you?

He made you a King. The blood not only proves God's love, It not only washes our sins away, but It MAKES us something that we weren't before. It makes us kings in this life. Romans 5:17 says, through the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness, we reign as KINGS in this life. Jesus is the King of Kings. And His blood makes you and me the kings that He is the King of! As a child of God, you are NOW in the royal family, and that makes you ROYALTY. You are now made to rule over life's problems, reign over the devil's attacks, and have dominion over sin & the power of the enemy. You are a king.

He made you a priest. Under the old covenant law, only the priest could go before God on behalf of the people. And multiple requirements had to be met including bringing the blood of an animal to the mercy seat to atone for the people's sin. But because of the blood of Jesus, YOU now have direct access to the throne of God. You are a priest! He made you holy. You are sanctified and set apart by the blood of Jesus to go before God on your behalf and on behalf of others to pray with power when needed. You have the authority now, to bless others, as a priest would bless people in the Old Covenant. Oh, beloved, you are NOW made a king and a priest before God, by the precious blood of Jesus!

He made you righteous. Romans 5:9 says we have been made righteous by His blood. That simply means we are now right with God and have the biblical rights of children of God. By His blood, we can stand before God without guilt, inferiority, condemnation, shame, or fear. It also means we can stand boldly in the face of our mistakes, and not be shamed away from God's presence. We can stand up to the enemy, and he must flee! Yes, the blood of Jesus did all that!

DAILY DECLARATION:

Father, I thank You that by the blood of Jesus, You have made me a king and a priest before You. I can reign in life. And I can come before You without fear or shame. I can ever come to the throne of grace to receive mercy and grace in my time of need because Your blood has made me right with You, and given me rights in this world to rule and reign with Jesus Christ. As He is, so am I in this world! Amen!