SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
POWER THIS FALL FOR ALL YOUR CHALLENGES
Article by Pastor Philip Nissley,
New Hope Assembly of God, Taylor, MI
On a fateful February 16th day a number of years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada…George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. It started out to be a very normal Thursday morning, but then the phone rang at 9:15 a.m. "There’s been an accident..." the police caller said involving their son Ben.
As they approached the intersection of Adelaide and Simcoe Streets near the high school, they could see the flashing lights of the police cars and ambulance units. Vera noticed a photographer and followed the direction of his camera lens to the largest pool of blood she had ever seen.
Her first reaction was to jump out of the car, and somehow collect the blood and put it back into her son. "That blood, for me, at that moment, became the most precious thing in the world because it was life. It was life-giving blood and it belonged in my son, my only son, the one I loved so much."
The road was dirty and the blood just didn’t belong there. All she could say was, "George, Ben went home--to be with
his Heavenly Father!" Then George noticed that cars were driving right through the intersection--right through the blood. His heart was smitten. He wanted to cover the blood with his coat and cry, "You will not drive over the blood of my son!"
Then Vera understood for the first time in her life, one of God’s greatest and most beautiful truths! The Power in the Blood of Jesus--the strongest language God could have used. It was also the most precious thing GOD could give for it is your Source of Power this Fall for All Your Challenges! Let us 1st see here…
I. ITS POWER COMES THRU GOD’S SON WHO ONCE FOR ALL OBTAINED REDEMPTION & PROVISION BY HIS SHED BLOOD (Hebrews 9:12b & 14)
A. The real Power of the Blood of Jesus is that, we can now live with Confidence that our sins have not just been covered, but have been washed away! Jesus said in John 3:7 “You must be born again” and the Power of the Blood of Jesus does