Alienated. Not a
pretty word. Images of a solitary confinement and concentration camps flood my
mind as I ponder the meaning of this chilling word.
Alienated. That’s what I was once… before Christ.
“Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your
minds because of your evil behavior. BUT NOW he has reconciled you by Christ’s
physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish
and free from accusation.” Colossians 1:21-22 NIV (emphasis added)
But now… those two
little words in the middle of the passage change everything. They erase the
alienation and reconcile me to God. Through Christ’s death, my account has been
cleared! Reconciled! The debt has been paid!
Because of what Jesus has done, three things have happened:
1.
I am now holy in God’s sight.
2.
I am “without blemish” – clean, pure, whiter than snow.
3.
I am free from accusation.
Matthew Henry’s commentary says it best: “There was such
value in the blood of Christ that, on account of Christ’s shedding it, God was
willing to deal with men upon new terms to bring them under a covenant of
grace.”
Ever heard the old hymn “There’s Power in the Blood”? When
we were kids, my brother and I used to joke around in church and make a muscle
every time we sang the word “power.” But it’s no joke, friends. There is such
POWER in the blood that I am free from accusation! I am clean! When God looks
at my account, He sees a reconciled balance. The debt has been paid by the
precious blood of Jesus!
I don’t know about you, but when I truly meditate on this
truth, it brings me to my knees and causes me to praise God for all He has done
on my behalf. Have you placed your trust
Jesus alone for salvation?
Would you be free from
your burden of sin?
There’s power in the
blood, power in the blood.Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful power in the blood!
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