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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  DON’T CHEAPEN THE BLOOD

There is not as much talk about the blood of Jesus in many churches today. They don’t want to offend some overly sensitive person with the story of how Jesus shed his blood for us. The word says he was beaten beyond recognition. The only way Jesus endured the beating he received was the part of him that was God. A normal human being would have died from the beating long before they made it to a cross.

Yet people take that blood too lightly, with man’s ideas of a loving God that will forgive. We can live anyway we wish and not suffer the consequences because we repented once many years ago. But the word doesn’t say all of that. True God is a loving God and he has plenty of grace for us when we fall into a trap of the enemy. Maybe we make a wrong choice because we did what we thought was best instead of praying about our decision. God is faithful to forgive us if we repent. Because his blood covers all our sins.

Does this mean then that we can continue in sin because we have his grace? God Forbid. We are supposed to live in freedom from sin. Walk as children of the light, as children of God.

Romans 6:1-4 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Walking in newness of life means we do not continue in sin. We walk as Jesus walked. Because our sins are under the blood. Will we make mistakes and mess up? Yes, we are human. And the is where grace comes into the picture. It is not meant as a lifestyle, saying you are a child of God with lips service, but not walking as a child of God. But it is a sign of a loving father that understands we are not perfect and will fall from time to time.

Luke 13: 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Miriam Webster Dictionary defines the word strive – to make great effort to achieve or obtain something. Struggle or fight vigorously.

Jesus says for us to strive to enter. Make great effort to enter in at the strait gate. We have to try our best to do the right thing. Looking unto Jesus for help to stay on the narrow path.

It all comes down to our hearts. What is in our hearts will come out. If we have a love for God we will want to keep his commandment. If we do not truly love God we will treat the blood and grace as a get out of jail free card.  Neither God’s grace or the blood of Jesus should be so disrespected.

Think again about the cross, we do not want to think about the brutality. It was horribly abusive and cruel the way Jesus was treated. He didn’t look like all the pictures we see in book and home décor. A porcelain complexion with five little drops of blood. He was brutalized, beaten, his back was ripped open with whips that had metal claws on the ends. He suffered beyond anything we would be capable of suffering.

That should not be treated like it was nothing.  That was something amazing, all for me and all for you.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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