Sunday, March 22, 2009 . 1:57 AM
"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect."
- 1 Peter 1:18-19
- 1 Peter 1:18-19
When the lead singer from Delirious? shared with us that he once question Ps Cesar “What will you preach if you have to preach for the last sermon of your life?”, the answer was “THE BLOOD OF JESUS”. I questioned myself at that moment what is the conviction on the blood of Jesus in my heart. I was doubtful and confused when I reflect on the blood of Jesus. I knew at the back of my mind that the blood of Jesus had removed the sin of our life and bring the purity to cleanse our worldly heart and it is a living sacrifice that God has offered in order to reconcile us back to him. But somehow it didn’t bring a conviction to my heart and I was confused that had I being walking in the knowledge of men and what I believed didn’t come from the spirit.
It was heavy as I think about it as I did not want to gain the knowledge from men but truly from the spirit of God. I prayed for God to input a fresh revelation to me on THE BLOOD OF JESUS. And he was faithful in answering the desire of my heart for this revelation. It occurred to me one morning, which was 2 days after the G12 conference when the lord revel to me a fresh insight on the blood of Jesus.
In my usual daily routine on my way to school that morning, I tuned in to the worship songs in my mp3. I’m not sure of the reason but somehow I decided to listen to the old worship songs in my mp3 which were downloaded 2 years back. I chanced upon this song in which the music and the lyrics caught my attention. “What could wash away my sin? NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS” The title of this song was NOTHING BUT The BLOOD OF JESUS. As I was seeking for the revelation from God about the blood of Jesus, I asked God what he is trying to convey his message to me. I try to reason out with God that indeed I already knew that the blood of Jesus has washed away my sin but I need a stronger conviction. And what broke me was when God showed me 1 Peter 1:18-19:
"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect."
At that moment I sensed God telling me,
“My child, have you not know that your life is so precious to me that I didn’t redeemed you using silver or Gold but I truly REDEEMED YOU WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST.”
I felt sad at how shallow I am in not understanding the heart of my heavenly father. It touches my heart and I am so grateful that my life was redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. How could a father sacrificed his own son on the cross just to redeem a sinner like us.And as I recalled back on what Ps Cesar shared during the G12 conference, he asked us to declare that we will exchange our DNA with Jesus’s DNA. And yes, at that moment when God gave me a fresh revelation on the redemption of my life through Jesus’s blood, I could feel the power of his DNA flowing in me. Thanks God for this wonderful DNA in which nothing is more worthy to trade for it in my life. I prayed that God will activate this DNA in me in which he did and teach me to work in every area of my life through the DNA of Jesus Christ.
“My child, have you not know that your life is so precious to me that I didn’t redeemed you using silver or Gold but I truly REDEEMED YOU WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST.”
I felt sad at how shallow I am in not understanding the heart of my heavenly father. It touches my heart and I am so grateful that my life was redeemed by the precious blood of Christ. How could a father sacrificed his own son on the cross just to redeem a sinner like us.And as I recalled back on what Ps Cesar shared during the G12 conference, he asked us to declare that we will exchange our DNA with Jesus’s DNA. And yes, at that moment when God gave me a fresh revelation on the redemption of my life through Jesus’s blood, I could feel the power of his DNA flowing in me. Thanks God for this wonderful DNA in which nothing is more worthy to trade for it in my life. I prayed that God will activate this DNA in me in which he did and teach me to work in every area of my life through the DNA of Jesus Christ.