HOW TO PLEAD THE BLOOD

There are three general principles we need to recognize in pleading the Blood. All of them are found in Romans 3:25 which speaks of Jesus: "Whom God hath sent forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God."

The three principles are 1) faith, 2) declaration, and 3) His righteousness (the Name of Jesus).

What do you have faith in--your own ability? A person? A formula? Emotions? Etc. Our faith must be in the Word, in the Name of Jesus, in the Blood. These are the Christian's true weapons. It's crucial to know where your faith lies.

Declaration is the second principle. Can you declare something in your thoughts? No! Webster says that to declare means to announce something EMPHATICALLY, to manifest plainly by WORDS, to assert POSITIVELY, to state in an UNMISTAKABLE manner, to show OPENLY what one thinks. WOW! Can't get any plainer than that!

In other words we plead the Blood with our mouth, with our words. It's something we say or speak. We do it aloud. We speak it, we sing it, we pray it. WHENEVER WE SPEAK OR SAY THE "BLOOD," WE'RE PLEADING THE BLOOD. But it must be done aloud. Satan can't read our minds; therefore we need to plead the Blood aloud, especially when coming against the powers of darkness.

The third concept in pleading the Blood is declaring His righteousness, or His Name. To me that indicates that the Name of Jesus should be used along with pleading the Blood.

When we speak the word "Blood," we must remember that the Blood of Jesus carries the life of Jesus, for the life is in the Blood. Leviticus 5:17 says, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood." So the Blood of Jesus carries all the power, Spirit and life that is in Jesus.

We can plead the Blood of Jesus over circumstances, in times of danger, over wayward loved ones, over family. Just as the Blood was the protection for the children of Israel from the death angel in Egypt, so it is our protection. II Timothy 3:16 tells us that all Scripture "is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." For me, the Scripture relating the Passover events is sufficient grounds for my pleading the Blood. I plead the Blood of Jesus every time we get in the car and every night before we go to bed, as well as at other times when needed.

Learn to plead the Blood of Jesus at all times, in all circumstances.

Preacher's Kid