1 Peter 1:18-23
18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
The blood of Jesus has many features. The blood of Jesus:
1. Cleanses (make something free from unpleasantness.)
2. Redeems (atone for human sin.)
3. Sets free (no longer bound by Satan and his chains.)
The bound, broken hearted, and dismayed.
I have come to tell us that WE ARE BLOOD BOUGHT!!
Acts 2:38
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
If you have:
1. Repented of your sins (to recognize the wrong in something you have done and be sorry about it, change your ways.)
2. Been baptized in JESUS name (immerse somebody in water as a sign that the person has been accepted into the Christian faith.)
3. Been filled with the Holy Ghost (God’s Spirit living INSIDE your heart.)
Then you have been BLOOD BOUGHT!
With the blood of Jesus, there comes power. Power that you never thought would be humanly possible.
Matthew 19:26
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Mark 16:15-18
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
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We should not be afraid to step out in faith. If God said we can these things in HIS name, we can.
Philippians 4:13
13 I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
This means:
1. Casting out devils
2. Speak with new tongues
3. Taking up serpents
4. Drinking ANY deadly thing and it not hurting us
5. Laying hands on the sick and them being healed.
John 14:12
12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
The problem is Satan has come and tried to get us discouraged to where we think that we can’t do these things that God has promised that we can do.
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
2 Corinthians 2:12
11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
We should not give into Satan when he comes up against us. Why? Because we are blood bought!!
In the story of the temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11, the Bible says that Jesus was in the wilderness for forty day and forty nights and He was hungry. The Bible says the tempter (Satan) came to him and said “If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.” But Jesus came back with a smart answer. He knew the Word would defeat the enemy so He said “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
Then Satan took Jesus to the holy city and he sat on a highest of the temple. Satan then said “If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.” But once again, Jesus knew the Word. He said “It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
Satan tried the third time to tempt Jesus by taking Him to the highest mountain and showing Him all the kingdoms of the world and said “if thou wilt fall down and worship me.” Jesus knew the Word once again and said “Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” And Satan left, and the angels came and ministered to Him.
Satan can have us exactly where he wants us, if we allow him to.
We are bought with the precious blood of Jesus. With the blood of Jesus, we have enough power to resist him.
James 4:7
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
God was tempted just like us but without any sin.
Hebrews 4:14-15
14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Jesus never gave into Satan’s conniving schemes. He SPOKE THE WORD and left it alone. Our problem is instead of giving it to God and letting Him work it out, we try to solve it ourselves which ends up us losing in the end.
Hebrews 4:12
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Why would we fight the battles that come our way when God said that they are already won through the blood that He shed on Calvary?
If we happen to fall into one of Satan’s schemes, just get back up and start again. Use your failures as stepping stones to get back to where you need to be with God.
The McGruders used to sing a song that said:
I’m not super lucky; I’m in this by design. Salvation for my soul was God’s idea not mine. So a lamb was sent, blood was shed before the world was framed to purchase my salvation from sins, guilt and shame.
I’ve been blood bought, I’ve been mercy sought. When I stumble in the arms of love I’ve been catch. I’ve been hell fought, but I’ve been truth taught. And I know that I can make it because I’m blood bought.
We can overcome any obstacle in our way because we are blood bought! Satan has no power on us because we are bought with a price.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
When we stumble and fall just get back up and go again. Don’t EVER stay down. Don’t let Satan have that kind of satisfaction.
Micah 7:7-8
7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
