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The Power of the Blood Speaks to God for Us and Provides Us with His Promises

Did you know that blood has had a voice from the earliest of times in the Old Testament? It does! After Cain slew Abel, God declared to Cain, “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground” (Genesis 4:10). The blood of Jesus has a voice, and Hebrews 12:24 tells us that it speaks “better things” than the blood of Abel. The “better things” declared by Christ’s blood are words of mercy, whereas Abel’s blood cried for vengeance.

No matter what your need may be, the blood of Jesus is speaking to God for mercy on your behalf. When you need reconciliation, the blood speaks for you; when you confess your sins, Jesus’ blood speaks words of cleansing. Right now, the divine blood of Jesus is interceding to the Father on your behalf.

In Genesis chapter 17, God spoke to Abraham about making a covenant, the foundation of which was the shedding of blood: 

And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised...” (Genesis 17:9–10).

God said, “Abraham, we are making a covenant in which blood will be shed through circumcision.” Henceforth, all Jewish males were to bear the mark of circumcision in their flesh to show their covenant relationship with God. The Hebrew word for covenant in this text really means “to cut.” This covenant cut a new relationship between God and man. God gave Abraham legal ground for all of heaven’s provisions through a covenant cut with shed blood.

For us, the shed blood of Jesus is our legal ground to have the promises in God’s Word, whether it is protection, purification, or a close relationship with Him. And Paul says that our circumcision is “…of the heart, in the Spirit…” (Romans 2:29).