The Purpose and Power of Jesus

UV 981/10,000 The Purpose and Power of Jesus And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. Revelation 19 v 13 Adam and Eve after they fell from the grace or favour of God by disbelieving His Word of permission and His Word of prohibition first recognized their own nakedness and felt a sense of shame. Guilt is the first negative emotion they experienced followed closely by shame. God then killed a wild beast and gave them clothes of skin to wear. Death itself came into this world on account of sin. To this day it is God who provides man the clothes of salvation. But instead of slaying an animal, He allowed His own Son, an integral part of Godhead, a member of the Trinity to be slain by man instigated by the same enemy that had first tempted him. This uni-verse refers to Jesus who is clothed in a robe dipped in His own blood. It is that blood that cleanses mankind for all time as nothing else can. We are freed from all guilt of our sins of commission and omission and freed from shame and the consequences of sin. Our clothes are now washed in the blood of the Lamb provided by God. Every requirement of the law is met in the blood of Jesus. The blood price of salvation is paid by Jesus with His own blood. It obviates the need for any other sacrifice by man. Every requirement or need of man is met in the Word of God. The blood of Jesus is for our redemption and salvation while the Word of God is for our edification and sanctification. Our forefather Adam and Eve sinned by not believing and obeying the Word of God that permitted them to eat of the fruit of many trees and prohibited them from eating of just one tree. He was confronted with many right choices and just one wrong choice. He chose the latter. Today, after many generations, people of all nationalities have many wrong choices and only one right choice. Today, people of all nations are like the people of Nineveh who do not know their right hand from their left hand, who do not know right from wrong. All people are clothed but they can wash their clothes white only in the blood of the Lamb. By faith in His Name, they will be restored to a relationship with God wherein they will believe and obey the Word of God. This uni-verse reveals that there is complete and sufficient power unto salvation in the blood of Jesus, the Name of Jesus and the Word of God. The history of mankind is the story of man climbing the wrong tree, the tree of pleasure, riches, fame but the only right tree is Jesus. From this eternal tree and from the Word of God we can obtain all the fruit that we need in our lifetime and beyond. When we believe in His name, we are deemed to have washed ourselves in His precious sacrificial blood that cleanses, revives ad makes us whole and clean again. When we believe in His name, we also believe in His Word. We pursue what He permits and forsake what He prohibits. We are restored to a righteous relationship with the Father. Instead of guilt and shame, we inherit the esteem of God and His appreciation and His reward as faithful and true children. Prateep V Philip