There is Power in the Blood of Jesus… this tenet is a cornerstone of the Christian faith. I have always considered it a mystery… something that was true but couldn’t be understood by mere humans. Then I read a story about anti-venom and how it is made to counteract snake bites. After reading the story, the words “power in the blood” became much more understandable.

The story is about a farmer’s favorite sheep who was bitten by an enormous rattlesnake. The sheep’s owner was worried. The animal’s face was swollen, but, surprisingly, the sheep recovered in a day or two. How is this possible? It is a scientific fact that sheep are immune to snake bites. In fact, a sheep’s blood is used to make the antidote for snake venom. To make the antidote, sheep are injected with a snake’s venom, and the antibodies are processed from the sheep’s blood to use as an antidote and anti-venom for humans.

Jesus was called “The Lamb who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29). When Jesus shed His blood and was crucified on Calvary, He took the sins of the world upon His shoulders, paying the price for every past, present, and future sin of humanity. Because of His sacrifice, those of us who believe in Jesus are washed clean by His shed blood. Jesus is our antidote to the devil’s venom, reconciling us to God the Father. The most beautiful part of this story is that every one of us has the opportunity to take the anti-venom from Jesus, the Lamb of God, to save our eternal life… we need only accept the gift that Jesus offers all.

Just as a sheep does not die from a snake’s bite, a believer in Jesus Christ is also immune from death. When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we receive the anti-venom and are freed from the wages of sin (Romans 6:23). The blood of the Lamb (Jesus) destroys venom from the serpent (the devil). It is the reason we can say, “Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54-57)

It is amazingly wonderful that God gave us an analogy in the natural world to help us understand the precious gift that Jesus offers each of us in the spiritual world. It is the power of the blood of Jesus that protects us from the devil’s attacks and cleanses us from our sin and into eternal life with Him in Heaven.

I pray that you accept the anti-venom that Jesus offers. By the power of the blood of Jesus, you are redeemed, cleansed, and reconciled to God the Father. It is, indeed, an anti-venom worth taking.

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“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

‘Where, O death, is your victory?
    Where, O death, is your sting?‘

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:54-57)