In Hebrews 12:24 it says, “To Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” The blood of Jesus is much more powerful than the blood of Abel or that of bulls and goats.
Under the new covenant, the blood of Jesus is the only thing that remits sin. Matthew 26:28 says, “For this is My blood of the new covenant which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
Remission is different than covering. Under the old covenant, the shedding of the blood of bulls and goats atoned or covered the sin. The sin wasn’t gone, it was just covered.
A good illustration is when somebody unexpectedly shows up at your house. You take all the mess and clutter and you throw it in the closet. The house isn’t really cleaned, the junk is just hidden. But the blood of Jesus cleans us. Sin is gone.
When the blood of Jesus cleanses your house (your heart), you can open up every drawer and every closet because the hidden places have no junk (sin) and they are clean. When you clean your house, you do the best you can and try to make it look clean. When Jesus cleans your house, everything is 100 percent spotless. A speck of dust does not exist.
Defeating Sin – Once and for All
Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. Hebrews 9:22 says, “And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission.”
First John 1:6-7 says, “If we say we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
You do not have any rooms hidden away in your heart with the door locked anymore. Every room is clean. You don’t have hidden sin anymore. It’s gone by the applying of the blood.
Hebrews 9:26 says, “He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” Jesus came to earth so that by the sacrifice of Himself, He put away sin once and for all. It’s gone forever.
There is no reason why we should have to spend our lives trying to defeat sin. Just apply the blood of Jesus and the sin is gone. You do it all by the words of your mouth. That’s the way we apply the blood now.
Plead The Blood
So, if you have a problem with pornography, you say, “Father, in the name of Jesus, I apply the blood of Jesus to my mind. I will not think those thoughts anymore. I hold up Jesus’ blood as a barrier between pornography and me. I am protected by the blood of Jesus.”
Speak the word of faith and act on it and you will stop the sin in your life.
The blood of Jesus is a barrier to the destroyer in the same way today as it was when the blood of the lambs was applied to the door post under the old covenant. The destroyer may come, but when he gets to your house, he must pass over. That’s why God had the Hebrew children call it the “Passover.”
You can be experiencing the joy of the Passover every day. When you get up in the morning, apply the blood of Jesus to yourself, to your spouse, over your house, over your children and over your possessions and everything that is important to you.
It works the same way today as it worked then, only better. The blood of bulls and goats covered sin, but the blood of Jesus remits it. Speaking the blood of Jesus is God’s way of doing things under the new covenant.
“And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, ‘I believed and therefore I spoke,’ we also believe and therefore speak” (2 Cor. 4:13). When you believe it, speak it and act on it – it happens.
Excerpt permission granted by Larry Ollison Ministries
Dr. Larry Ollison is founder and Senior Pastor of Walk on the Water Faith Church and founder of Larry Ollison Ministries. With over forty years in the ministry, he is a very popular speaker nationally and internationally and ministers the Word of Faith through radio, television, Internet, and daily e-mail devotionals. As the author of twelve books (including The Power of Grace, The Practical Handbook for Christian Living, Breaking the Cycle of Offense, Life is in the Blood, and recently released The Paradise of God), he is in frequent demand for radio/TV interviews, book signings, and magazine publications.
Dr. Ollison was raised a Southern Baptist. While majoring in theology at Southwest Baptist University, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. For many years he traveled extensively speaking at Full Gospel Business Men's meetings and conventions. He later earned an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. and Th.D. from Life Christian University.
Currently President of International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM), Dr. Ollison is also Vice-President of Spirit FM Christian Radio Network, Missouri State Director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), and a Trustee on the boards of several international ministries. He is also the host of The Cutting Edge Radio Broadcast and authors The Cutting Edge Daily Devotional.
As the owner of a marine dealership, his extensive business background brings a unique flavor to his teaching. He founded and served as chairman of the Missouri State Marine Board, President of the Marine Dealers’ Association, Vice-President of a bank holding company, along with holding several directorships in various corporations.
Dr. Ollison's strongest areas of teaching are the blood of Jesus, faith, relationships, the Hebrew language, the Holy Spirit, the end times, and heaven. During ministry, he operates freely in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. His use of humor and his ability to make a theological concept simple makes it enjoyable and easy for everyone to understand. Countless testimonies have been received from people who say their lives have been changed after experiencing Dr. Ollison's unique ministry.
Dr. Ollison is a pastor, pilot, teacher, and author. His number one goal is to meet the needs of the people through the teaching of faith in God's Word. He and his wife, Loretta, have two children and six grandchildren.