Blood Evidence
April 8, 2019 by Cheri Cowell
Filed under Daily Devotions, Worship
By Cheri Cowell –
DNA evidence is causing some who believed in the death penalty to revisit their convictions. Because of this remarkable technology, many who were on death row have been exonerated. No one wants to put an innocent person to death, but what if blood evidence was used to exonerate a guilty person? That wouldn’t be fair, but that is exactly what Christ did for you and me.
Our sinful natures condemn us from the beginning. There is no possibility to prove our innocence, so we are condemned to death. While sitting on death row, we hear these words, “not guilty, set free.” When we ask how this could be, we are told that blood evidence was found that set the record straight. We know we are guilty; our sins rightly convict us. So how could this be? Then the words ring forth this truth: Someone else gave His blood; and in fact, the sins of the world were found in it.
PRAYER: Thank You for taking not only my sins but also all of the sins of the world upon Yourself so that all who trust You may be set free. As I think about the precious, innocent blood that was shed and how that evidence removed me from death row, exonerating me from all condemnation, I am filled with awe. Help me to walk tall today as a free man or woman in Christ, my Savior.
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:1-4, NET).
Today’s devotion is by Cheri Cowell, who writes and speaks on topics of Christian discipleship. In addition to her books and articles, you can learn about her speaking ministry and sign up to receive her daily devotional www.CheriCowell.com
Cheri Cowell is the author of the new Bible study, Parables and Word Pictures of the New Testament: Following God series http://www.CheriCowell.com
Since I work for the State of Florida office that handles appeals for death-row inmates, the title of this devotional caught my attention. Great job, Cheri! Jesus paid it all – Amen.
I guess you’ve heard the saying that “life is in the blood?” This is certainly true when it comes to our life being saved, forgiven, and covered by the blood of Christ. Thanks for that great reminder!
Washed by the blood of the Lamb–hallelujah! Praise to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Praise the One who gave Himself and freed us from the death penalty! “…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven adn on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father!”
Thank you, Cheri!