As God was giving Moses special instructions regarding sacrifices and diet, there is a statement that catches our attention: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood" (Lev. 17:11,12). Thus, blood is special because in it is life. In fact, the American Red Cross has listed 50 facts about blood. Among those facts are the following: (1) More than 4.5 million patients need blood transfusions each year in the U.S. and Canada. (2) 43,000 pints is the amount of donated blood used each day in the U.S. and Canada. (3) Someone needs blood every two seconds. (4) One out of every 10 people admitted in a hospital needs blood. (5) One pint of blood can save up to three lives. (6) Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. (7) The #1 reason blood donors say they give is because they "want to help others." (8) There is no substitute for human blood.
Every human needs blood in order to live. As the Red Cross says, "there is no substitute for human blood." Incidentally, every soul needs blood to live too and there is no substitute for the blood of Jesus. Animal blood cannot give us physical life and it cannot give us eternal life (Heb. 10:11). The blood of Jesus gives us life only when we are fully immersed in it through baptism (Rev. 1:5; Acts 22:16). His lifeblood flowed freely on the tree of Calvary so our sins could be covered (Rom. 4:7). Jesus truly "wanted to help others" by giving His blood and it can save as many souls as will receive it "by the washing of regeneration" (Titus 3:5). As John said, "This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood" (1 John 5:6). Our life is in His blood (Heb. 9:28).
~Derrick Coble
Every human needs blood in order to live. As the Red Cross says, "there is no substitute for human blood." Incidentally, every soul needs blood to live too and there is no substitute for the blood of Jesus. Animal blood cannot give us physical life and it cannot give us eternal life (Heb. 10:11). The blood of Jesus gives us life only when we are fully immersed in it through baptism (Rev. 1:5; Acts 22:16). His lifeblood flowed freely on the tree of Calvary so our sins could be covered (Rom. 4:7). Jesus truly "wanted to help others" by giving His blood and it can save as many souls as will receive it "by the washing of regeneration" (Titus 3:5). As John said, "This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood" (1 John 5:6). Our life is in His blood (Heb. 9:28).
~Derrick Coble