POWER IN THE BLOOD
By Dr. M. R. Dowler
Visit any doctor’s office and there are a
few things you should expect to happen. One, they will weigh you, and another;
your blood pressure will be checked. Although considered a routine procedure,
those two numbers, the systolic and diastolic that register on the compressed
arm band shows the maximum and minimum pressure of the blood coursing through your
body. And those numbers help doctors predict and/or diagnose many health
issues.
The
average human body contains five to six quarts (10-12 pints) of blood. Interestingly,
the Greek physician Herophilos first developed the procedure of monitoring
blood pressure and pulse around 250 BC. Obviously, the blood is vitally
important physically for a variety of reasons. Conversely, the Bible emphasizes
the importance of blood both physically and spiritually. The word
blood is used 765 times in scripture.
The
Bible tells us that the life of a person is in their blood (Leviticus 17:11 , 14). Blood is central to
the story of the Jewish people. About 4,000 years ago Israelite slaves daubed
the blood of a male lamb on the lintel of their homes in Egypt
Efficacy is defined as the power or capacity
to produce a desired effect. Simply stated, the blood of Christ has to power to
produce its desired goal---to forgive sins (Ephesians 1:7). While the blood of
sacrificial animals merely covered sins in the Old Testament; today, the
precious blood of Jesus completely eliminates the sins of the repentant sinner
(1 John 1:7). Lewis Edgar Jones understood the theology of the efficacy of the blood
of Christ when he wrote his popular hymn, Power in the Blood. His words
continue to remind us, “There is wonder working power in the precious blood of Lamb.” It’s all about the blood and always will be (1 Peter 1:18 -19). Think about it.
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