King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Drink My Blood
Date: Friday October 14, 2011
Chapters: Mark 4,5
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“Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.” - John 6:53-58.

When you stop and think about how vital blood is to our bodies you can imagine how lifeless it would be if it was not working properly. For instance, I have type O blood and for a long time I felt lifeless and tired and could not understand why. It took years for me to learn that it was my blood, I was not giving it the proper nutrients it needed to function properly. Now, whenever I get tired and lifeless I take a look at my diet for the past few days and pretty much realize that I was lacking those nutrients that give life to my blood. We all need the right nutrients to give life to our blood, perhaps that most important nutrient of all is Jesus Christ. This was not a literal eat my flesh and drink my blood, this was spiritual, our flesh will give out one day, but our soul is eternal, whether it ends up in heaven or hell, it is for eternity. When we call on Jesus to save us we get an instant spiritual blood transfusion, which cleanses us and gives us life, eternal life. “He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” - I John 5:12.

Just like blood types respond differently to different types of food, people respond differently to Jesus. Not everyone is going to accept and believe that Jesus can give life to them, Jesus explains how people respond to Him through seeds that are sown into different types of ground.

“The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.”- Mark 4:14-20.

The seed is the Word of God, everyone in their lifetime will have the Gospel presented to them at least once, some will reject it completely and never know how life giving it is until they face Jesus and by then it is too late, some will receive it, but not hold on to it or will get caught up in the cares of the world and and fall back into the world, and there are some who hear it, receive it, and know how vital it is to life. “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” - I John 5:10,11. The key here is believing, the people that God used to illustrate His miracles to were no different than you and I, they were sinners, some the worst of sinners, but these people believed that Jesus could save them and it was, in fact, their belief that saved them. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” - Romans 10:9,10.

Believing leads to faith, faith leads to hope, hope leads to miracles, which is the case of the woman who had an issue with her blood. We do not have a name, all we know about this woman is that she went to every doctor she could find, spent all of her money to find a cure, yet she never got better. When she heard that Jesus was in town she knew He was her only hope.

“When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.”- Mark 5:27-34.

This woman got an instant blood transfusion the second she touched just the hem of His garment. Jesus will heal anyone who comes to Him. One thing I would like to mention is that yes, there are times when God will allow premature death to those who do believe. While we may never understand in our hearts why someone has passed away at a young age, God has a reason for it. It is not to punish or hurt us or the person, we have no idea what is in the future of these people and what God is actually saving them from by taking them home to be with Him. I believe it is also in their will too, they do not want to suffer and God does not want to see them suffer either. “Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.” - Matthew 18:14.

I have a brother that passed away a year ago, he got very sick and ended up in the hospital, he was getting healthier, looking better every day, but was heavily sedated, he came to once and had to be tied down. I believe that day was the day he gave up the fight and wanted to go home to Jesus, two days later he passed away. I also know a church member that spent years fighting an illness, he was determined to get cured, earlier this year, in his hospital bed he told the preacher he was ready to go home, a few days later he passed away. Right now, I imagine these men up there with Jesus as their preacher, eating their favorite foods, and listening to the most amazing music ever, free from their illnesses. “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” - Revelation 21:4.

Need a blood transfusion? Jesus will give life to anyone who comes to Him, but you must believe in His death, burial, and resurrection and receive His blood. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” - Romans 10:13. Are you already saved, but feeling lifeless? You are still saved, Jesus died once on the cross, that means you still have His blood in you. To revive it, just talk to Him, He is right there to helpy ou through your burdens. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” -Matthew 11:28-30.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, I know that sometimes I let my burdens carry me away and it makes me feel lifeless. You know what I am going through and what I need and all I need is to call on You and You will show me what I need to do. Watch over me, guide me, and abide in me, give me peace and comfort, let me know that You are near and that everything is going to be alright. I love You, Lord and ask this in Jesus; name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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