“And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord” (Lev 4:17). Jesus Christ being the fulfillment of the law shed His blood 7 times for our redemption. The sprinkling of His blood was not haphazard. Each time was to cover for a specific aspect of our lives. Jesus was raised from the dead AFTER he bled out, making the effects of the blood available to us as we accept the risen Christ into our lives.
The first blood was in the garden of Gethsemane. “He kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground” (Luke 22:41). Jesus was willing to do God’s will no matter what. One drop of this blood touching us and all the willpower we’d ever need to choose God’s way is transferred to us.
The next time Jesus bled was when he was beaten and whipped by the Roman soldiers. The Bible uses the word “scourged.” It means to be given 39 lashes with a whip made of several leather thongs, each loaded with jagged pieces of metal or bone that tore and ripped open strips of flesh on His back. As we take this pure blood on us it makes our bodies impenetrable to any sickness or disease and it can heal or restore any missing or broken parts. The application of His blood can change anything physical. This can happen instantaneously (a miracle) or can be a process. The pure qualities of His blood (part of which are white blood cells) are able to wipe out all foreign matter and restore and refresh anything causing disease or malfunctions.
The third place Jesus shed blood was from internal bruises. Isaiah tells us: “He was bruised for our iniquities.” Jesus was mocked and beaten. There was distress and swelling caused by broken capillaries and dislodged blood beneath the surface of the skin. If we receive the significance of this blood, it wipes away any humiliation and deep emotional bruises we’ve carried—the wounds that we don’t let anyone see.
The fourth blood shed was from the crown of thorns jammed into His head. One drop of this blood from His brain applied to our minds and we can think right thoughts, and make wise decisions like He always did.
Next they nailed Jesus’ hands and feet to the cross. The blood from his hands is the fifth place Jesus bled. That blood applied to our hands gives us unique power in our hands. Think about what we do with hands—we touch, write, make things, give things, stop things, clap, lift, and much more. Believing to let the blood from Jesus’ hands pulse in our own can change everything we touch. (See Job 1:10, Deuteronomy 24:19 and Mark 16:18 for more examples.)
Number six is the blood from Jesus’ feet. It changes the path we can walk on. Matthew 7:14 tells us “strait is the gate and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life.” Though narrow, it is the path of dominion like God says in Deuteronomy 11:24 “Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours.” This will only be true when we walk in obedience to the ability the blood of Jesus has given us.
And lastly, number seven. When the soldier came to see if Jesus was really dead he took his spear and pierced him through the side—through His belly, His lungs and His heart—making sure His entire life force bled out. A drop of that blood gives us His life, a life with Him forever. Taking a drop of the blood shed from His belly, lungs and heart we get the life of the Holy Spirit into our bellies, new life in every breath and the ability to give and receive His perfect Love into our hearts.
We can take these seven aspects of Jesus’ shed blood and apply them to our lives now for our total salvation and wholeness. That’s what Easter is all about.
Love, Carolyn
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