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Protecting Your Family inDangerous Times
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K E L L I E C O P E L A N D K U T Z
Harrison House
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Co#(ri)ht * ;77; &( Kellie Co#elan Kutas 0-+;:777+
Pu&lishe &( 6arrison 6ouse, In!'
P' O' Bo> 9.79.Tulsa, Oklahoma 08+.9
Printe in the Unite "tates o% Ameri!a'
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This &ook is ei!ate to m( %amil(' To =in, 3a!hel,
L(nse(, @enn( an 4a>
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Ac$no"ledgments.......................................................................%
Fore"ord.....................................................................................&
'ntroduction..............................................................................((
+ 4ake "ure Your Chilren Are 5ull( Prote!te'''''''''''''''+9
; A##l(in) the Bloo 5rom Passo1er to Present'''''''''''''';9
9 Prote!tion Throu)h 2os 2ra!e'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''8.
8 Our "an!tuar(the 6ol( o% 6olies''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''.0
. The A&solute Certaint( o% Di1ine Prote!tion''''''''''''''''''00
- Its Your Choi!e''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
0 It 4atters =here You Li1e'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''+;9
Prayer of Protection for Your Family.....................................()&
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hank (ou, =in, %or &ein) the man o% 2o that (ou are
an %or (our en!oura)ement an stren)th' 3a!hel,L(nse(, @enn( an 4a>I thank (ou %or &ein) all that a
mother !oul ream o% in her !hilren' Thank (ou %or
&ein) o&eient an #leain) the &loo o% @esus e1er( a('
TI want to thank (ou, 4other an Da(, %or tea!hin)
me the =or an li1in) a li%e o% %aith &e%ore me' Be!ause
o% (ou, I trust in 2o'
An, the rest o% m( %amil( (ou know who (ou areF,
thank (ou %or (our su##ort, %or #ra(er an %or &elie1in) in
me'
Es#e!iall( to m( Pastorsthank (ou, Terri an
2eor)e, %or e1er(thin)'
To Bill(e Brim, I must )i1e a heart( thank (ou' Im)rate%ul to (ou %or startin) me on this Gourne( an
tea!hin) me a&out the &loo'
Thank (ou, @err( an Carol(n "a1elle, %or @"4I an %or
&ein) there e1er( time I nee (ou'
To the 6arrison 6ouse sta%%es#e!iall( Be!k(, 4ona
an Naomithank (ou %or (our #atien!e an hel#' Ineee (ou'
To Lisa 5lana)ain(ou are a ream assistant' Thank
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(ou %or t(#in), %or kee#in) me or)ani
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Fore"ord
By Kenneth #opeland
he she &loo o% @esus is the %ullness o% lo1e
e>#resseholin) out its o%%er o% sal1ation to the
e>tremei1ine #rote!tion %rom sin, si!kness, emons,
%ear an hell in the en an hea1en in the &e)innin)' It is
hea1ens )uarantee on the earth that all 2o has #romise
is i1inel( true' True to an( an e1er(one who will a!!e#t
it so that all ma( walk in its )lorious #rote!tion an hol(#ros#erit(' Think a&out it' The s#otless, #ure, sinless,
hol(, ri)hteous &loo o% almi)ht( 2oLo1e 6imsel%
#oure out %or the likes o% (ou an me 3ea this &ook
thinkin) a&out it' 3ea a !ou#le o% !ha#ters an then sto#
an meitate on it a)ain'
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This is a 1er( im#ortant &ook %or this an)erous hourin whi!h we li1e' 3ea it until %ear is %lushe out o% (our
li%e like a !o1e( o% &irs %lushe out o% their hiin) #la!es
an rushin) awa( &e%ore (our %a!e' 2o lo1es (ou 6e
#oure out 6is li%e %or (ou' 6e swore e1er( #romise o%
6is hol( =or ire!tl( to (ou in 6is own &loo on the
!ross' 3e!ei1e it' Take (our #la!e as 6is 1er( own lo1e
!hil' Cr( out o% (our heart %rom the s#irit o% ao#tionHIha1e a 5ather 6es mine an Im 6is 6e is The 4ost
6i)h 2o an 6es m( 5ather' I know 6im an 6e knows
me' I ha1e it in writin) in 6is own &loo' There is no
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)reater lo1e than the wa( 6e lo1es me'H
The "#irit o% 2o has ins#ire Kellie to &rin) thismessa)e to us an has anointe her to share #arts o% her
li%e with us' 3ea it an li1e it with her as (ou rea'
4a( 2o ri!hl( &less an kee# (ou'
@E"U" I" LO3D
Kenneth #opeland
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o is so )ra!ious to )i1e us e>a!tl( what we nee,
Gust when we nee it' I &elie1e this &ook is one o%those )i%ts' I know when 6e &e)an to re1eal these thin)s
to me, that was e>a!tl( how I %elt' I knew that I ha &een
)i1en a #re!ious )i%ta ee#er unerstanin) o% the
#rote!tion o% the &loo o% @esus'
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As I &e)an m( %inal eits on this &ook, the worl an
Ameri!a as we knew it were !han)e in one tra)i!
moment on "e#tem&er ++, ;77+' It was more than Gust an
atta!k on our nationit was a ire!t assault on 2o an
on 6is #eo#le' I &e)an to reali
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Protected
s a #arent, (ou #ro&a&l( know onl( too well that
o1erriin) esire to #rote!t (our !hilren %rom
harm' You eal with that esire e1er( time (ou sen (our
!hilren out the oor to s!hool or wat!h (our teena)ers
ri1e o%% with their %riens to the mall or to the mo1ie'
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But what )oes throu)h (our min in those moments
when (our !hilren lea1e home %or another a(s
a!ti1ities @ust how sure are (ou that 2o will &rin) them
home sa%el( Do (ou know with a&solute !on%ien!e that
the &loo o% @esus will #rote!t an eli1er (our !hilren
%rom e1er( an)er the worl !an throw at them that a(
De1elo#in) that ro!k:soli !on%ien!e is the )oal (ou
shoul &e aimin) %or as a #arent' But how o (ou rea!h
that )oal =hat !an (ou o as a #arent to ensure that (our
!hilren are #rote!te e1er( moment o% e1er( a(
A Wake-up Call
I reall( &e)an seekin) the Lor a&out how to #rote!t
m( !hilren a%ter m( !ousin Nikki ie in a !ar a!!ient'
Nikki was 4iss HOn 5ire %or 2o,H one o% the most
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#henomenal #eo#le I ha1e e1er known' "he ha )one to
Bi&le s!hool in "ween an was a&out the &olest thin)
on two %eet (ou ha1e e1er seen
Nikki int min!e an( wors with #eo#le' "he was
Gust 1er( &ol a&out s#eakin) out her %aith, a real
#owerhouse %or 2o'
But se1eral (ears a)o, Nikkis li%e was suenl(
snu%%e out' The a( &e%ore our "outhwest Belie1ers
Con1ention, she was kille in a !ar a!!ient in1ol1in) a
runk ri1er'
Nikkis eath was a hu)e wake:u# !all to me' Now, I
woul ne1er $uestion 2o &( sa(in), H=h( i You let
this ha##enH I i, howe1er, #ra(, HLor, I want You to
show me how we let this ha##en' =hat o we nee to o
to make sure it ne1er ha##ens a)ainH
2o &e)an to answer that #ra(er immeiatel(' The
same week that Nikki ie a !lose %rien an anointe
minister name Bill(e Brim, who tea!hes on the &loo o%
@esus, stresse to me that, H=e ha1e to #lea the &loo o%
@esus o1er our %amilies e1er( mornin) an e1er( ni)ht'H
It was the %irst time I ha hear that we neee to o
that' It was su!h a #ro%oun re1elation to me I thou)ht, I
don-t $no" "hat she-s tal$ing aboutbut '-m going to find
out/ Bill(e has written a woner%ul &ook on this su&Ge!t
that I re!ommen to e1er(one' Its !alle The Blood and the
0lory.1
5rom that time on, I starte to #lea the &loo o% @esus
o1er m( !hilren e1er( a( Gust &e!ause Bill(e tol me to'
Later Bill(e !ame to our !hur!h an tau)ht us a&out the
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&loo o% @esus in more e#th' An as I &e)an to walk in
what I ha learne, the Lor &e)an to tea!h me more'
You see, Im the t(#e o% #erson who likes to know "hy
thin)s work' "o I &e)an to stu( the =or on the su&Ge!t'
On!e I learne more a&out the #ower in the &loo, I int
nee an(one else to #rom#t me' I etermine to daily
!laim the #rote!tion o% the &loo o% @esus o1er m( !hilren
%or the rest o% m( li%e Now, it took some time to &uil a
ha&it an li%est(le, &ut on!e (ou unerstan "hywe nee
to #lea the &loo, its eas( to make the e!ision to o it'
Im so )rate%ul to the Lor %or o#enin) m( e(es to 6is
#rote!tion' An, as trou&le es!alates in the worl I reali
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e1er( area o% (our li%e is !o1ere a!!orin) to the =or'
5irst, (ou ha1e to understand and appropriate the angelicministry.An)els are ser1ants sent to minister %or (ou' The
worl has mae them little )os or i!ons, &ut the truth is,
the( are ser2ants. 4ore im#ortantl(, the( are your
ser1ants'
A!!orin) to 6e&rews ;.:- A4P, an)els are not #la!e
hi)her than (ou s#irituall(
For it was not to angels that God subjected the
habitable world of the future, of which we are
speaking. It has been solemnly and earnestly said
in a certain place, What is man that You are
mindful of him, or the son of man that You
graciously and helpfully care for and isit and
look after him!
=e ma( seem insi)ni%i!ant when we !om#are
oursel1es to an)els' But 2o oesnt see it that wa(' 6e
sent 6is an)els to hel#%ull( !are %or an look a%ter us
6e&rews ++8 sa(s, "#re they not all ministering
spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirsof salation!$The HthemH in that 1erse is talkin) a&out us'
3eare the heirs o% sal1ation, an the an)els ha1e &een
sent to minister %or us That means we ha1e &een )i1en
the authorit( to tell the an)els what to o a!!orin) to the
=or'
There%ore, (ou nee to unerstan how to sen (ouran)els a&out their &usiness o% ministerin) %or (ou' You
also nee to unerstan how notto mess u# what the( are
tr(in) to o %or (ou with !areless wors o% ou&t an
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un&elie%
I on!e rea a &ook &( Charles Ca##s entitle Angelsthat )reatl( hel#e me in this re)ar' I )rew u# learnin)
how to s#eak the =or an a1oi s#eakin) ne)ati1e
thin)s, &ut this &ook mae me #a( e1en more attention to
m( wors than I ha &e%ore'
Charles Ca##s &ook will !ause (ou to restrain (our
li#s %rom s#eakin) ne)ati1el(to Gust &e $uiet, i% thats
what it takes' It will also tea!h (ou how to &e)in s#eakin)
ri)ht thin)s so (our an)els !an o what the( nee to o
%or (ou'
5or e>am#le, su##ose (ou kee# tellin) (our !hil,
HDont )o out in the street, or a !ar will hit (ou'H Now, an
o##ortunit( ma( ne1er arise in (our !hils li%e to run out
in the street at the same time a !ar is ri1in) #ast' But i%
that situation e1er i arise, the an)els woul onl( &e a&le
to a!t a!!orin) to the wors o% (our mouth'
A!!orin) to what (ou1e &een sa(in) (our will is that
the a##roa!hin) !ar woul hit (our !hil, who shoul
ha1e heee (our wors an sta(e out o% the street'
Thus, (our an)els ha1e to %ol their hans' The( !antres!ue (our !hil or kee# the !ar %rom hittin) him &e!ause
that is what (ou1e &een sa(in)'
2o has )i1en (ou the authorit( to !omman the
an)els to a!t on (our &ehal%' There%ore, it is 1er(
im#ortant that (ou wat!h what !omes out o% (our mouth'
4ake sure that (our wors re%le!t what (ou want to !ometo #ass &e!ause (our an)els were !reate to o&e( what
(ou sa('
"o !har)e the an)els to )o %orth on (our &ehal%' "a(, HI
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!har)e (ou an)els, in the Name o% @esus, to wat!h o1er m(
!hilren toa(, to )o &e%ore them to #rote!t them an
kee# them %rom all harmH Then make sure (ou ont
s#eak an( ne)ati1e wors that &in the an)els hans
%rom hel#in) (ou
Listen to Your Spirit
Another thin) the Lor ealt with me a&out a%ter
Nikki ie is that you ha2e to learn to listen to your spirit.
This is so im#ortant' You !ant #rote!t (our !hilren i% (ou
ha1ent learne to is!ern what the "#irit o% 2o is sa(in)
to (ou' Two o% the &est &ooks that !an hel# (ou alon) this
line are entitle To Kno" 4im an 4earing from 4ea2en.
Both are authore &( m( mother, 2loria Co#elan, who is
well skille in listenin) to her own s#irit'F
You see, 2o is alwa(s s#eakin) to us' I ont &elie1e
one !alamit( e1er ha##ens to us that the 6ol( "#irit int
s#eak to our s#irits &e%orehan to warn us'
@ohn +-+9 sa(s that the "#irit o% truth will show us
thin)s to !ome' 6e knows what the enem( is tr(in) to o'
But we ha1e to learn to #i!k u# on what 6e is sa(in) sowe !an o&e( 6im' I% we are in tune to 6is 1oi!e, 6e !an
#rote!t us %rom the e1ils atta!ks on our li1es'
There ha1e !ertainl( &een times in m( li%e when I ha1e
%aile to hee the 6ol( "#irits warnin)' =hen !ertain
ne)ati1e thin)s ha1e ha##ene to me or m( %amil(, I1e
&een a&le to look &a!k an see that the 6ol( "#irit nu)eme to )o a i%%erent wa( or to o somethin) I int o'
But I %inall( #ra(e, HLor, I want to learn how to hear
Your 1oi!e' I want to know e>a!tl( what Your 1oi!e
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souns like so that when You are s#eakin) to me, I will
#i!k u# on it' H Im tellin) (ou, 2o took me to s!hool a%ter
I #ra(e that #ra(er 6e #ut me throu)h one little e>er!ise
a%ter another, an 6is trainin) !ause me to )row li)ht
(ears in m( s#iritual walk
I% (ou1e ne1er #ra(e that #ra(er, I stron)l( su))est
that (ou o it' All (ou ha1e to o is sa(, HLor, I want to
&e a&le to hear You when You s#eak to me' I want to
know what You soun like'H
I #romise (ou, 2o will answer that #ra(er an start
tea!hin) (ou throu)h sim#le little lessons' Durin) the a(,
(oull hear somethin) on the insie an (oull think, 3as
that 0od5Then a%ter (ou either a!t on 6is #rom#tin) or
i)nore it, 6ell !ome ri)ht &ehin it an #ro1e to (ou that
it was 6is 1oi!e (ou hear' As Isaiah 97;+ A4P sa(s,"Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, %his is
the way& walk in it.$
6ow !an (ou &e sure that 2o will tea!h (ou how to
hear what 6e is sa(in) to (ou Pro1er&s 9.:- tells (ou
"%rust in the 'ord with all thine heart& and lean not unto
thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledgehim, and he shall direct thy paths.$ =hen (ou ask the
Lor to tea!h (ou how to is!ern 6is 1oi!e, (ou are
a!knowle)in) that 6e knows more than (ou o' An
&e!ause (ou are a!knowle)in) 6im, 6e will &e)in to
ire!t (our #aths'
5irst Peter ./ tells (ou to &e soberan 2igilant.That isalso a #art o% listenin) to the "#irit o% 2o' Kee# (our
s#iritual antenna u#, alwa(s listenin) on the insie %or the
6ol( "#irits leain)' "ta( 1i)ilant to #lea the &loo o%
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"tur)eons &ook Train Up Your Child. It is an e>!ellent
&ook on how to s!ri#turall( is!i#line (our !hilren'F
=hat ama#e!t what 2o has #romise in 6is =or
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!ontinual su#ernatural #rote!tion %or (our %amil(
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s (ou seek to e1elo# a stea%ast !on%ien!e in
2os #rote!tion o% (our !hilren, nothin) is more
im#ortant than &uilin) u# (our %aith in the #ower
resient within the &loo o% @esus' The &est #la!e I know
to start that #ro!ess is the &ook o% E>ous' This is wherethe Lor institute a 1ital #rin!i#le o% #rote!tion that
woul %ore1er remain one o% 6is %ounational truths
deli2erance from death and destruction through sacrificial blood.
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The &ook o% E>ous tells us what ha##ene as 2o
worke throu)h 4oses to set 6is #eo#le %ree %rom their
&ona)e in the lan o% E)(#t' Throu)hout the entire
oreal, 2o #rote!te the !hilren o% Israel %rom the
#la)ues that were e1astatin) the lan aroun them'
Then in E>ous +;, 2o institute the Passo1er to
#rote!t the Israelites %rom the %inal Gu)ment on the
#eo#le o% E)(#t the eath an)els 1isit to e1er( %irst&orn
in the lan'
Im sure the Israelites int unerstan e>a!tl( what
was )oin) on' Ne1ertheless, in E>ous +;9 2o institute
a re$uirement the( woul ha1e to %ul%ill in orer to
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e>#erien!e this i1ine #rote!tion' 2o instru!te 4oses,
In the tenth a( o% this month the( shall take to them
e1er( man a lam&, a!!orin) to the house o% their %athers,
a lam& %or an house' 82ery 'sraelite house had to ha2e a lamb.
Thank 2o, we ha1e a Lam& as well 6es the
mat!hless, #re!ious Lam& o% 2o, @esus Christ' 2o
a##ointe @esus to &e the Lam& %or ourhouse'
Keeping an Eternal e!orial "# Pleadingthe $lood
In E>ous +;+8, the Lor went on to sa( somethin)
$uite #ro%oun
#nd this day shall be unto you for a memorial& and
ye shall keep it a feast to the 'ord throughout yourgenerations& ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for
eer.
One thin) I1e noti!e a&out 2o is that whene1er 6e
sa(s somethin) is to &e ke#t as a memorial in the Ol
Testament, 6e )i1es the Chur!h some wa( to kee# that
eternal orinan!e uner the New Co1enant' 6e oesnt
ask us to %ollow the natural instru!tions 6e )a1e the
Israelites, &ut 6e oes ask us to o somethin) in the
s#iritual realm to kee# 6is memorial'
"o lets %irst see what some o% 2os ori)inal
instru!tions were %or the Passo1er %east' In E>ous +;0,
6e sai, "#nd they shall take of the blood, and strike it
on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the
houses, wherein they shall eat it.$
2o tol 6is #eo#le to a##l( the &loo o% the lam&
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with a h(sso# &ran!h to the oor#osts o% their house 1'
;;F'
6e instru!te them to o this as a memorial unto 6im
%ore1er' The Israelites ke#t this i1ine orinan!e in the
%lesh, &ut how o we kee# it as an eternal memorial uner
the New Co1enant =e kee# it in the "#irit &( pleading the
blood of Jesus.
The h(sso# &ran!h re#resents our %aith' B( %aith we
a##l( the &loo o% @esus to the Hoor#ostsH o% our li1es
with our s#oken wors' Thats the wa( we ail( institute
the Passo1er as an eternal memorial in our li1es'
What Does %t ean to &Plead the $lood'&
=e nee to !ontinuall( &e aware o% our s#iritual
res#onsi&ilit( to #lea the &loo o% @esus o1er our
!hilren' HBut what oes it mean to #leaH (ou ma( ask'
HI ont unerstan' That souns like &e))in)'H
No, Im not talkin) a&out &e))in) 2o %or an(thin)'
The wor H#leaH is a le)al term, as when (oure stanin)
in !ourt as a e%enant in a le)al !ase, an the Gu)e asks,
H=hat is (our #lea)uilt( or not )uilt(H In the worls
!ourt s(stems, those are the onl( two !hoi!es (ou ha1e'
But in the hi)h !ourt o% hea1en, (ou !an e!lare a!!orin)
to the =or, HI #lea the &looH
The Bi&le sa(s that the enem( is the a!!user o% the
&rethren' 3e1elation +;+7'F Dail( he has his %in)er in
(our %a!e, tr(in) to a!!use (ou o% somethin), tr(in) his&est to )et at (ou or (our %amil( in orer to &rin) harm
an estru!tion'
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But when the a!!user stans &e%ore the @u)e o%
hea1en an sa(s, HThis #erson is )uilt(,H (ou !an sa(, HNo,
I am not )uilt(' You !ant harm me' This is not mine to
take &e!ause Im not stanin) on m( own ri)hteousness' I
am stanin) on the she &loo o% @esus' 6e #ai the #ri!e
%or me' There%ore, I re!ei1e 6is ri)hteousness' I re!ei1e
6is wholeness' I re!ei1e 6is health, 6is wealth an 6is
well:&ein)'H
Thats what (oure sa(in) when (ou sa(, HI #lea the&loo'H Youre sa(in), HI am inno!ent &( the &loo o%
@esus' You !ant tou!h me, e1ilH
=hen (ou #lea the &loo as (our e%ense, it oesnt
matter i% (oure )uilt( or not )uilt(' The e1il has to #ass
o1er
The truth is, (ou !an alwa(s %in somethin) to %eel
)uilt( a&out' But e1en i% (ou are )uilt(, re#ent' The e1il
!ant )et to (ou when (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus'
In a !ourtroom, the #rose!utor !ant o an(thin) to a
e%enant whom the Gu)e e!lares inno!ent' =ell, the
@u)e o% all has e!lare (ou inno!ent &( the &loo o%
@esus, an the #rose!utorthe a!!user o% the &rethren!ant o a thin) a&out it'
One wor o% !aution here You !ant Gust $no" a&out
the #ower in the &loo o% @esusJ (ou ha1e to declareit with
the wors o% (our mouth' 4atthew +;90 A4P sa(s, "For
by your words you will be justified and ac(uitted, and
by your words you will be condemned and sentenced.$=hen (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus, (ou are a!$uitte
instea o% !onemne' But i% (ou start sa(in) the thin)s
the e1il wants (ou to sa(, (ou senten!e (oursel% to e%eat
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&( (our own wors'
"o we see that H#leain) the &looH is a #ower%ul#hrase that lines u# with "!ri#ture' It is notGust an em#t(
reli)ious term or an ol Pente!ostal term'
A!tuall(, the Pente!ostals o% ol knew some truths
a&out the &loo o% @esus that the moern Chur!h has let )o
o%' But in the last %ew (ears, Christians ha1e &e)un to
re)ain what the e1il ha stolen awa( %rom the Bo( o%
Christ a&out the &loo o% @esus'
Personall(, Im &elie1in) we wont sto# learnin) until
were walkin) in the %ullness o% i1ine #rote!tion an
eli1eran!e &( the #ower o% the &loo'
Putting %nto Place (ur Protection
"o as the !hilren o% Israel a##lie the &loo o% the
lam& o1er their oors, we are to #lea the &loo o% @esus
o1er our li1esin!luin) our !hilren' Thats the wa( we
#ut into #la!e the #rote!tion 2o has set asie %or us'
5or instan!e, when I enter an air#lane, I la( m( han
on the oor an sa(, HI #lea the &loo o% @esus' I a##l(the &loo o% @esus to the oor#ost o% this air#lane' This
#lane is )oin) to )et me where Im )oin)' 4( &elon)in)s
will arri1e sa%el(, an the tri# will &e smooth an without
in!ient'H I ont sa( those wors loul(, &ut I o sa(
them out lou' I ont a!t stran)el( or raw attention to
m(sel%' But I also ont lea1e an(thin) out'
4( &elon)in)s )et to m( estination &etter when I
#lea the &loo o% @esus o1er them' 4( air#lanes arri1e
where the( are su##ose to arri1e' An as I lea1e the
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air#lane, I thank the Lor %or )ettin) me to m( estination
sa%el('
Im not a%rai to )et on an air#lane, &ut at the same
time, I will not miss the !han!e to take a1anta)e o% what
the Lor has )i1en me' I am )oin) to !lose an lo!k e1er(
oor to the enem(' An I ont !are how man( #eo#le the
e1il has an assi)nment a)ainst on that air#lanehe
!annot take meown'
I also #lea the &loo o% @esus e1er( time m( %amil(
)ets in the !ar to )o somewhere' An I make sure m(
teena)e au)hters, who are ri1in) now, o the same
thin) whene1er they)et &ehin the wheel'
I want m( %amil( #rote!te' In %a!t, I ha1e mae
!o1enant with the Lor an with m( %amil( that we are
not )oin) to &e taken out o% this worl throu)h tra)e(,
a!!ients or an( other strate)( o% the e1il' =e are not
)oin) to let the enem( ha1e !ontrol o1er us' =e are )oin)
to )o to)ether in the 3a#ture' Or i% the Lor tarries, we
will all li1e to an ol a)e' =e wont )o home to hea1en
until we are satis%ie that we ha1e !om#lete what 2o
has !alle us to o on this earth'Thats what (ou nee to o as well with your %amil('
"ettle it in (our heart &e%ore hea1en an earth that the
e1il isnt )oin) to take out an( mem&er o% (our %amil(
throu)h his strate)ies' Dont wait until (our !hil is in a
!oma or until (oure stanin) in a &ank urin) a ro&&er('
4ake that !o1enant with the Lor ri)ht now'That e!ision will )i1e (ou the etermination to hol
%ast to the =or when a storm !omes' It will also kee# (ou
%rom listenin) to the e1il when he tries to !on1in!e (ou,
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HThis tra)e( is 2os will %or (ou'H
No, it isn-t2os will' 2os will is not that (ou or(our !hilren su%%er harm or #erish, &ut that (ou li1e a
lon) li%e' 6e nees all o% us to hel# %ul%ill 6is #ur#oses on
this earth'
It seems so a&sur when (ou think a&out it' =h(
woul 2o tr( to kill (ou an (our %amil( mem&ers i% 6e
nees e1er( one o% (ou A lanowner oesnt sen all the
%iel hans &a!k to the main house %or a rest at #eak
har1est time'
)od&s Wa# to Escape *udg!ent
=hen (ou !ontinuall( a##l( the &loo o% @esus to the
oor#osts o% (our li%e &( %aith, (ou !an li1e in !om#lete
!on%ien!e that the e1il !ant tou!h (our %amil( &e!ause
2o has them in 6is hans'
But wh( is this so =h( can9tthe e1il )ain a!!ess to
(our %amil( when (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus o1er them
e1er( a( To %in the answer to that $uestion, we ha1e to
unerstan the wa( 2o #ro1ie %or us to es!a#e
Gu)ment' Lets )o &a!k to E>ous +;+;
For I will pass through the land of )gypt this
night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of
)gypt, both man and beast& and against all the gods of
)gypt I will execute judgment* I am the 'ord.
=hen the eath an)el #asse throu)h E)(#t, the onl(
reason the an)el was a&le to kill e1er( %irst&orn was that
the E)(#tians la!ke an( i1ine #rote!tion' =hen 2o
sai, HI will e>e!ute Gu)ment,H 6e int mean 6e was
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)oin) to sen out the eath an)el Gust to see how man(
#eo#le 6e !oul kill' 6e sim#l( meant that eath woul
#ass throu)h the lan, an &e!ause the E)(#tians were
not #rote!te &ehin the &loo, the( woul &e su&Ge!t to
Gu)ment'
But in the lan o% 2oshen, 2o ha )i1en the Israelites
a wa( out' In 1erse +9, 6e sai, "#nd the blood shall be
to you for a token upon the houses where ye are* and
when I see the blood, I will pass oer you.$ The Israelitesha the !hoi!e to either a!!e#t or reGe!t 2os wa(' Those
who o&e(e 2os !omman to a##l( the &loo o% a lam&
to their oors were #rote!te &ehin the &loo an the(
es!a#e Gu)ment when eath #asse throu)h'
=ell, nothin) has !han)e sin!e then' =hen the &loo
is #resent, eath still !annot !ome in' 6owe1er, toa( weno lon)er a##l( the &loo o% a literal lam& to our literal
oor#osts' Now we ha1e the &loo o% @esus to #rote!t us'
6e she 6is &loo on!e an %or all to #ur!hase our
!om#lete eli1eran!e %rom e1er( work o% the enem('
Noti!e that 2o sai, "%he blood shall be to you for a
token upon the houses where ye are.$The &loo o% thelam& was a to$en:or a sho"ing:o% 2os #ower' The e1il
saw that token an he !oulnt #re1ail a)ainst it'
But toa( we ont ha1e Gust a tokenJ we ha1e the real
thin)' 6ow mu!h more oes the e1il see the &loo o%
@esus !o1erin) our %amilies an know that he !annot
#re1ail a)ainst us
Poor Children in a +ich ,ather&s ouse
"al(, man( Christians !hoose to li1e their li1es
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without a##l(in) the &loo o% @esus to the oor#osts o%
their li1es' 5ailin) to a!ti1el( &elie1e 2o %or #rote!tion,
the( lea1e themsel1es 1ulnera&le to the e1ils atta!ks'
But we !ant a%%or to &e #assi1e a&out #rote!tion'
=ere li1in) in a horri&le a(' In the wors o% Charles
Di!kens, it is &oth the &est o% times an the worst o% times'
5or those in the worl, it is a an)erous time without
ho#e' Disasters an tra)eies a&oun, an the !han!es are
)oo that, at some #oint in their li1es, the( will &e !au)ht
in one o% them' 4a(&e the( will &e!ome a 1i!tim o% !rime,
o% a !ar a!!ient or o% an earth$uake that kills thousans'
3e)arless o% the !ir!umstan!es in whi!h these #eo#le
%in themsel1es !au)ht, one thin) is surewithout the
&loo o% @esus, the( ha1e no su#ernatural re!ourse nor
ho#e o% eli1eran!e'
Christians are not in that same #li)ht' The( o ha1e a
wa( o% es!a#eJ howe1er, too o%ten the( are i)norant o%
that %a!t' The( ont know the( !an li1e ea!h a( with a
shiel o% i1ine #rote!tion aroun them' The( ont know
that the( ont ha1e to &e #ushe to an %ro with the
worl a!!orin) to the e1ils whims' There%ore, the( )otheir entire li1es re!ei1in) onl( one &ene%it o% @esus &loo
that is, the ri)ht to )o to hea1en when the( ie' The(
ne1er know what it is to li1e a se#arate li%e, #rote!te
%rom all harm &( the &loo o% @esus'
=hat a shame that is' Its like &ein) a mem&er o% a ri!h
%amil(, (et li1in) like a #oor man all (our li%e' You ne1erha1e an(thin) )oo to eat' You ont ha1e e!ent !lothes
to wear or a e!ent home to li1e in' But (ou know that
when (ou ie, the( will &uil a &eauti%ul )olen !r(#t to
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la( (our &o( in'
Thats the wa( 2o sees it when 6is #eo#le onta##ro#riate the i1ine #rote!tion 6e has #ro1ie' Its
Gust like an( other #romise in the =or' I% Christians ont
&elie1e 2o %or #rote!tion, the( arent )oin) to enGo( the
&ene%its o% that #arti!ular #romise' The &lessin) o%
su#ernatural #rote!tion will )o un!laime an unuse
unless the( learn how to re!ei1e it %rom their 6ea1enl(
5ather'
Strangers fro! the Covenant
"ome Christians e1en #ra(, HI% I ie &e%ore I wake, I
#ra( the Lor m( soul to take'H Not onl( are these #eo#le
unsure whether or not the( will ie &e%ore the( wake u#,
&ut the( arent e1en sure the Lor will take their soul i%the( o'
Dou&tin) 2os a&ilit( to #rote!t 6is !hilren is an
e>am#le o% reli)ious thinkin), whi!h the enem( uses to
kee# Christians e%eate an uner his thum&'
Be!ause o% reli)ious traitions, #eo#le ha1e not
re!ei1e the &loo o% @esus as a true an #ra!ti!al hel# in
their e1er(a( li%e'
For +although they hold a form of piety -true
religion, they deny and reject and are strangers to the
power of it....
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A!!orin) to E#hesians ;+;, +9, +, we ha1e &een
&rou)ht near to 2o an 6is #romises &( the &loo'
%hat at that time ye were without 4hrist, being
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aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers
from the coenants of promise, haing no hope, and
without God in the world* 5ut now in 4hrist 6esus yewho sometimes were far off are made nigh by the
blood of 4hrist... 7ow therefore ye are no more
strangers and foreigners, but fellow citi8ens with the
saints, and of the household of God.
=e are no lon)er stran)ers to the !o1enants o%
#romise' =hat a shame to li1e as thou)h we were=ithout realia!tl(
what the 5ather i 6e honore @esus &loo o1er our
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sin' 6e e!lare us %ree %rom si!kness &e!ause o% the
&loo she on our &ehal%' =e must la( hol o% this an
re!ei1e it as more than Gust a !hur!h traition or a Bi&le
stor('
The Chur!h !annot sur1i1e in #ower without a real
re1elation o% the &loo o% @esus' The e1il knows this, so
one o% his main tri!ks is to kee# Christians %rom knowin)
a&out the sure #rote!tion that is a1aila&le to them throu)h
the &loo'
E1en man( =or:&elie1in), "#irit:%ille Christians
ha1ent &een a&le to %irml( la( hol o% their eli1eran!e
&e!ause the( ha1ent unerstoo the #ower in the &loo o%
@esus' There%ore, the( ou&t 2os a&ilit( to #rote!t them
an their %amilies %rom allharm'
Praise 2o, ou&t is erase as we &e)in to re!ei1e the
&ene%its #ur!hase %or us throu)h the #re!ious &loo o%
@esus' =e will ne1er a)ain &e as stran)ers an outsiers,
li1in) as thou)h we ha no !o1enant with 2o' 6ow that
)rie1es the 6ol( "#irit
The 6ol( "#irit is the 4inister o% )ra!eJ it is 6is
eli)ht to eli1er us throu)h the sa1in) #ower o% the&loo' There%ore, it )rie1es 6im when 6e is restraine &(
our iso&eien!e %rom im#artin) the )ra!e to #rote!t, heal
an #ros#er us' 6e isnt )rie1e %or @esus sake, &ut %or our
sake' 6e is limite in ministerin) 6is &lessin)s to us
unless we honor, hi)hl( #ri
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an(thin) that )oes a)ainst them will rea# the rewar o%
Gu)ment'
2o isnt out there sa(in), HIm )oin) to o this to
Gu)e that sin, an Ill o that to Gu)e this other sin'H 6e
oesnt ha1e to Gu)e e1er( situation' 6e oesnt see a
sinner toa( an sa(, HYoure li1in) a homose>ual
li%est(le, so I am )oin) to strike (ou with AID"'H 6e has
alrea( e!ree that sin leas to eath' Thats the wa( it
is, an it is not )oin) to !han)e'
Think %or a moment a&out the wa( law(ers ar)ue their
!ase &e%ore a Gu)e in a !ourt o% law' Law(ers o%ten re%er
to a list o% !ases that su##ort the wa( the( want the
Gu)ment to )o' The( o that to emonstrate that in
similar !ases, other Gu)es ha1e alrea( mae a e!ision'
The law(ers ho#e that the !urrent Gu)e will a)ree withthose #ast e!isions an rule in their %a1or'
A well:known e>am#le o% a settle Gu)ment is 3oe 1s'
=ae' =ithout a mo1e o% 2o that "u#reme Court
Gu)ment su##ortin) a&ortion is )oin) to stan u# in
!ourt' There is no nee %or a law(er in a lower !ourt to
ar)ue the issue a)ain' =h( is this Be!ause the
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(ou will &e !urse'H "ee Deuteronom( ;/'F
2o int !reate those !ursesJ 6e int !reate there#er!ussions o% sin' "in !ause the !urse' 2o Gust tells us
how to a1oi sins results' 6e lets us know that sin is a
#ath that ine1ita&l( leas to eath an estru!tion'
"o when (ou think a&out all the &a thin)s that
ha##en in this earth, reali
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#ro1ie man with a wa( o% es!a#e'
"o how o (ou )et o%% the roa to Gu)ment An howo (ou make sure (our !hilren sta( o%% that roa so the(
!an rea!h 2os estination o% eli1eran!e an 1i!tor(
You o it &( o&e(in) the %i>e e!ree that 2o institute
on the ni)ht o% the Passo1er =hen the &loo is #resent,
eath !annot !ome in' You a##l( the &loo o% @esus to the
oor#osts o% (our li%e, an (ou ne1er sto# s#eakin) the
#rote!tion o% the &loo %or (ou an (our %amil( &( %aith
)od %sn&t the Source of Cala!it#
A lot o% Christians tell #eo#le that tra)e( is 2o
Gu)in) their sins' But that isnt true' Tra)e( an trou&le
are not %rom 2o' 0oodis %rom 2o, an &a is %rom the
e1il' Its Gust that sim#le' A!tuall(, its too sim#le to mess
u#, &ut we %in a wa( to o it an(wa(
2o has &een so mali)ne in these last a(s' 6is
Name has &een so ishonore with %alse a!!usations'
Peo#le sa( all the time, H=ell, 2o !ause that isasterH or
H2o allowe that tra)e( to ha##en'H These #eo#le think
2o is &ehin the horri&le thin)s the( hear a&out on thenews, whether it is s!hool shootin)s, %atal a!!ients or
natural isasters'
But 2o is notthe one !ausin) those tra)i! e1ents' The
terri&le thin)s that ha##en in the worl are not Ha!ts o%
2o, H nor are the( 2os wa( o% #unishin) #eo#le or
&rin)in) them to a low #oint where the( will %inall(re#ent' That isnt what Gu)ment is'
A!tuall(, #eo#le who think 2o !auses &a thin)s to
ha##en &( 6is so1erei)n will are not thinkin) that
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#remise all the wa( throu)h' Otherwise, the( woul see
that it Gust oesnt make sense'
Tra)e( is not 2os will' =e know that &e!ause we
ha1e a !o#( o% 2os willthe written =or o% 2oan
it sa(s, ")ery good gift and eery perfect gift is from
aboe, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with
whom is no ariableness, neither shadow of turning$
@ames ++0F' Our 6ea1enl( 5ather )i1es onl( )oo an
#er%e!t )i%ts' Tra)e( is a #art o% the de2il-s&a) o% tri!ksa #art o% the Gu)ment to whi!h sin ine1ita&l( leas'
A!tuall(, the sim#lest wa( to e%ine Gu)ment is this
As the earth fills up "ith sin: the o2erflo" is
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#ro)rams an #oli!ies' 6owe1er, there is ultimatel(
nothin) man !an o to stem the tie o% Gu)ment on the
earth'
But 0odhas alrea( one somethin) 6e sent 6is "on,
@esus, to )i1e all #eo#le a wa( out, an 6e is oin)
e1er(thin) 6e #ossi&l( !an to !han)e #eo#les hearts an
hel# them start li1in) %or 6im so the( !an )et o%% the roa
to Gu)ment'
The truth is, althou)h the earth is %illin) u# with sin in
this hour, it is also %illin) u# with 2os )lor( at the same
time' An as 3omans .;7 sa(s, "where sin abounds,
grace does much more abound:$
That i1ine )ra!e will #rote!t (ou an (our !hilren,
e1en i% (ou %in (oursel1es in the #la!e where Gu)ment is
o!!urrin)' You ma( ask, HBut how !oul 2o eli1er us in
the mile o% an earth$uake that kills thirt( thousan
#eo#leH =ell, Psalm +0 sa(s, "# thousand shall fall at
thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand& but it shall
not come nigh thee.$2o sa(s 6e !an an will #rote!t
(ou, e1en when eath an estru!tion are all aroun (ou'
The #romise is there i% (ou want to !laim it an are willin)to a##l( the &loo o% @esus to the oor#osts o% (our li%e'
The Case of )od&s Sovereignt#
The lie that 2o is &ehin &oth the man:mae an the
natural isasters that ha##en in this worl is Gust a tri!k o%
the e1il to kee# us %rom trustin) 2o an a##ro#riatin)6is #romise o% #rote!tion in our li1es' I% we &elie1e that
lie, we !on!lue, H=ell, 2o is so1erei)n, so I ha1e no
!ontrol o1er what mi)ht ha##en to m( %amil( an me in
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the %uture'H
4an( Christians ha1e that attitue' The( sa(, H"in!e2o is so1erei)n, whate1er ha##ens to us is 6is will' =e
Gust ha1e to &ear it &e!ause its all #art o% 6is #lan'H
But that is a 1er( eal( thou)ht #ro!ess that will
kee# &elie1ers %rom &ein) a&le to mo1e into what 2o
wants them to o' 5or instan!e, su##ose these Christians
were in a situation where a terrorist was #ointin) a )un at
them an the( sense the 6ol( "#irit #rom#tin) them to
walk o1er to the !riminal an &oll( share the )os#el with
him' =ithout a soli assuran!e that 2o will #rote!t them,
how woul the( &e a&le to o that That e>am#le ma(
seem ramati!'
But i% the( &elie1e that whate1er ha##ens, )oo or
&a, is 2os will, how !an the( ha1e an( !on%ien!e that
2o will #rote!t their !hilren %rom all harm Yes, 2o is
so1erei)n' But 2o so1erei)nl( )a1e us ominion o1er
the enem( throu)h the Name o% @esus, the &loo o% @esus
an the anointe =or' 2o so1erei)nl( )a1e us
!o1enant #romises' An 6e so1erei)nl( e!ie to )i1e
us the !hoi!e whether or not to a##ro#riate those#romises in our li1es'
2o will not take &a!k that !hoi!e' 6e isnt )oin) to
!han)e' E1er(thin) woul !ease to e>ist i% 6e turne &a!k
on 6is =or an i somethin) i%%erentl( than what 6e
has alrea( sai, &e!ause what 6e has sai is the truth'
=hen tra)e( hits, Christians who ar)ue theso1erei)nt( o% 2o sa(, H=ell, it must ha1e &een 2os
will, or this terri&le tra)e( woulnt ha1e ha##ene to
me'H That is su!h a s#irituall( la
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These #eo#le are a!tuall( sa(in), HI ha1e no #art to #la( in
what ha##ens to me'H
No, thats wron) 2os =or sa(s we are to &e alert
an 1i)ilant a)ainst the e1ils atta!ks' =e !ant Gust )o
aroun thinkin), HIm a Christian, so 2o is )oin) to
#rote!t meH an then assume that 2o will #re1ent
an(thin) &a %rom ha##enin) to us'
Prote!tion is not automati!' In %a!t, I ha1ent %oun
an(thin) in 2os =or that is automati! E1en sal1ation
must &e &elie1e, aske %or an re!ei1e'
5or some reason, we seem to think that 2os #romises
are )oin) to &e %ul%ille %or us Gust &e!ause were
Christians' But it Gust oesnt work that wa(' "omeone
on!e sai to me, HBut I thou)ht that when (ou )ot sa1e
(ou were automati!all( #rote!te'H The "#irit o% 2o
s#oke u# insie me an I tol her, H=ell, that woul &e
true i% the enem( wasnt tr(in) e1er( a( to'''H An she
%inishe m( senten!e %or me, H''' to take it awa( %rom (ouH
I saw the li)ht !ome on in her e(es' 2o has #la!e the
res#onsi&ilit( in ourla#s to %in out what 6e has to sa(
an then a##ro#riate it in our li1es'I% we ont %ul%ill that 2o:oraine res#onsi&ilit(,
well )o alon) with the worls %low until we en u# in
Gu)ment Gust like e1er(one else' "ure, well )et to hea1en
#ossi&l( sooner than #lanneF, &ut we !oul ha1e )otten
there a lot easier an a lot more #rote!te'
Ill )i1e (ou an e>am#le o% another an)erous wa(that Christians o%ten think' A !ou#le who has Gust su%%ere
the loss o% their &a&( mi)ht )o to a #astor %or !ounsel an
hear these H!om%ortin)H wors H=ell, 2o must ha1e
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neee a %lower %or 6is )aren' 6e neee (our little
&a&( to !ome home to 6im'H
=hat an insult to 2o =hat a tram#lin) o% the &loo
o% @esus to sa( that somethin) the enem( has one is the
work o% 2o
Be 1er( !are%ul not to sa( su!h wors (oursel%' I% (ou
o, it will hiner (our a&ilit( to re!ei1e the #romises o%
2o in (our own li%e' Its Gust &etter to sa(, HI ont know
how I let this ha##en, &ut Im )oin) to sear!h the =or
an see what 2o sa(s a&out it'H
2o "ill answer (our $uestions, &ut not when (ou
!ome to 6im a!!usin)l( an ask, HLor, wh( i You o
thisH An)er towar 2o is alwa(s e%eatin)' The e1il
will use it to take (ou %urther %rom the answer, an %urther
%rom 2o'
2o on!e sai somethin) arrestin) to me on m( wa(
to tea!h hi)h:s!hool stuents a&out the i1ine #rote!tion
a%%ore us &( the &loo o% @esus' Ill ne1er %or)et the #ain
in 6is 1oi!e as 6e sai, ' ha2e a hard time con2incing +y
children to trust +e fully "ith their li2es because they still
don-t firmly belie2e that '-ll deli2er and protect them.
I unerstoo what the Lor was tr(in) to )et a!ross to
me' A%ter all, its 1er( i%%i!ult to ha1e !oura)e in what
(ou o %or the Lor i% (oure not assure o% 6is #rote!tion'
I% (ou think 2o allows tra)eies to o!!ur in (our li%e Gust
to tea!h (ou somethin), (ou are )oin) to %in it i%%i!ult to
entrust (our li%e or (our !hilren to 6im'
2o was sa(in), H4( #eo#le wont )i1e their li1es
%ull( to 4e &e!ause the( ont trust 4e' 6ow can the(
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trust 4e i% the( think I mi)ht e!ie that allowin) their
!hil to &e mart(re is the &est wa( to %urther the )os#elH
2o knows what it is like to &e a #arent' 6e is the
5ather 6e knows what it is to see (our son ie' But, #raise
the Lor&e!ause 6e knew that #ain, we ont ha1e to
6e is o%%erin) us assuran!e that our !hilren will &e
#rote!te' An 6e sa(s we !an ha1e that stron)
assuran!e All we ha1e to o is walk in the li)ht o% the
=or an a##ro#riate 6is #romise o% #rote!tion'
@ust ima)ine @esus walkin) on this earth toa(' I%
someone hel a )un to 6is %a!e, woul 6e &e a%rai that
6e mi)ht )et shot A&solutel( not' @esus woul know
&e(on a shaow o% a ou&t that 6is 5ather woul eli1er
6im'
=ell, 2o will eli1er our !hilren as well' =e Gust
nee to )et o%% the roa to Gu)ment the worl is on an
start )oin) the other wa(, #rote!tin) our !hilren &( the
#re!ious &loo o% @esus
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ne o% the most im#ortant thin)s I1e learne a&out
the &loo o% @esus is this 3hen "e plead the blood of
Jesus o2er our children: "e ma$e allo"ances for their mista$es:
as "ell as our o"n mista$es and shortcomings.Now, ont )et
reli)ious on melet me e>#lain'
O
That oesnt mean we !an li1e an( wa( we want to
li1e' But it oes mean 2o has mae a wa( out o% the
#la!e o% Gu)ment %or us' Throu)h the &loo o% @esus, 6e
has set us %ree %rom the )uilt o% sin 5irst @ohn +0 sa(s it
1er( #lainl(
5ut if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we
hae fellowship one with another, and the blood of
6esus 4hrist his ;on cleanseth us from all
unrighteousness.
/o Weapon Shall Prosper $ecause of the
$lood
I want (ou to look at Isaiah .8+0, one o% m( %a1orite
"!ri#tures' Its a #art o% a 1er( #ower%ul !ha#ter thats Gust
%ull o% #romises (ou !an stake (our li%e on'
The Lor re!entl( o#ene u# this 1erse to me to hel#
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me unerstan how i1ine #rote!tion is a1aila&le &( the
&loo o% @esus throu)h the a1enue o% 6is )ra!e'
7o weapon that is formed against thee shall
prosper& and eery tongue that shall rise against thee
in judgment thou shalt condemn.
%his is the heritage of the serants of the 'ord, and
their righteousness is of me, saith the 'ord.
The Lor &rou)ht this "!ri#ture to m( min a while&a!k when we !ame u#on an a!!ient on the wa( to take
the kis to "u#erki A!aem( Cam#' A mother ha mae
the mistake o% ha1in) more kis in her 1an than she ha
seat&elts' "he also let her +-:(ear:ol son ri1e the
o1erloae 1an on the !ountr( roas' As her son ro1e
aroun a !orner a little too %ast, the 1an went o%% the roa
an rolle se1eral times, totalin) the 1ehi!le'
Not %ar &ehin this 1an %ull o% kis, I was also ri1in)
to the "u#erki A!aem( Cam# with m( !hilren an
two other Gunior !ounselors' "hortl( a%ter the 1an went o%%
the roa, we !ame u#on the etour that ha &een set u#
&e!ause o% the a!!ient' I thou)ht, ' better turn around and
see if that accident in2ol2ed any of our campers.
"ure enou)h, it i' The emer)en!( #ersonnel were
alrea( there, !he!kin) all the o!!u#ants o% the 1an %or
inGuries' I ro1e u# an talke to one o% the emer)en!(
workers on the s!ene' 6e tol me, HI !ant &elie1e no one
was hurt in this a!!ient' The( shoul ha1e all&een hurtH
=hat was the e1il tr(in) to o 6e was tr(in) to ruin"u#erki A!aem( Cam# %or the summer' 6e was tr(in)
to ruin the li1es o% the %our %amilies re#resente in the
1an' 6e was tr(in) to take out some #ower%ul, on:%ire
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Christian kis who know how to #ra( an &elie1e the
=or' An he was tr(in) to ruin the li1es o% that mother
an her son' @ust think what it woul ha1e &een like %or
them i% an( li1es ha &een lost while that (oun) man ha
&een ri1in)
The e1il was tr(in) to steal, kill an estro(
e1er(thin) he !oul in this situation' 6e was tr(in) to
take out an(one he !oul take out' !e2ertheless: the enemy
"asn-t able to do "hat he "anted to do.
The 1an was l(in) in a &i) %iel ne>t to the roa an
looke Gust aw%ul' But not one o% the !hilren ha &een
hurt in the a!!ient' E1en the !hilren who hant &een
wearin) seat&elts es!a#e without a s!rat!h The onl(
#erson inGure at all was the mother, who sustaine a %ew
!uts on her arm'
=e #ile e1er(one into the other !ars that ha sto##e
in the meantime an were also heae to the !am#' The
(oun) man who ha &een ri1in) the 1an roe in m( !ar'
On our wa( to the !am#, the Lor reall( #ut it on m(
heart to start ministerin) to this (oun) man &e!ause he
was %eelin) 1er( )uilt('I sai to him, HLet me ask (ou somethin)' Di (ou
#lea the &loo o% @esus this mornin)H
H=ell, (es, H he re#lie' H=e #lea the &loo o% @esus
whene1er we )o an(where' This mornin) we also #ra(e
an took Communion &e%ore we le%t'H
The (oun) man !ontinue, HI knew I shoulnt ha1e&een ri1in)' I ha thou)hts that somethin) mi)ht
ha##en'H
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I sai, H=ell, it is im#ortant to listen to (our s#irit'H
3i)ht then the Lor remine me o% Isaiah .8+0, an Ireali
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!on1in!e (ou that (oure )uilt(' You #le the &loo o%
@esus' An e1en thou)h (ou messe u#e1en thou)h (ou
shoulnt ha1e ri1en with more kis in the !ar than (ou
ha seat&eltsthis is what the Lor tol me 3hen you
plead the blood of Jesus: you put yourself in 4is footsteps.You
#ur#ose%ull( li1e (our li%e in 6is ri)hteousness, an the
e1il !ant %i)ht that'
HNow, as a !hil,H I !ontinue, Hit is im#ortant that (ou
o&e( (our #arents' An when 2o #rom#ts (ou to o
somethin), it is im#ortant to listen to (our s#irit' It is also
im#ortant to o&e( the laws o% the lan' But when we #lea
the &loo o% @esus, we make allowan!es %or our own
mistakes an short!omin)s, %or the times we ont #i!k u#
on what the 6ol( "#irit is sa(in) to us'H
Its alwa(s easier to o somethin) the ri)ht wa(' Thereis almost !ertainl( )oin) to &e an irritatin) #ri!e to #a(
when (oure iso&eient or when (ou ont listen to the
"#irit o% 2o'
5or instan!e, that mothers 1an was totale' "he also
ha to )o to the o!tors o%%i!e so the !uts on her arm
!oul &e stit!he u#' Those !onse$uen!es %or her mistakewere e%initel( anno(in), &ut the( were not li%e
threatenin)'
That is the e%%e!t o% i1ine #rote!tion' =hen (ou #lea
the &loo o% @esus &( %aith, 2o will eli1er (ou to the
other sie without loss o% li%ewhether it is (our li%e, (our
!hilrens li1es or (our s#ouses li%e' You ma( enurein!on1enient !onse$uen!es %or not listenin) to 2o, &ut
(ou will not su%%er irre1ersi&le tra)e('
On the other han, (ou !ant Gust )o alon) sinnin) on
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#ur#ose, li1in) (our li%e an( ol wa( (ou want to, an
then sa(, H=ell, Ill Gust #lea the &loo, an e1er(thin)
will &e oka('H
In the !ase o% the 1an a!!ient, that mother an son
int set out on that tri# tr(in) to see how %ar the( !oul
)et with 2o' The( werent tr(in) to &latantl( )o a)ainst
the Lors instru!tions' Their hearts were ri)htJ the( Gust
misse it'
Psalm ;89:8 sa(s that we ha1e to !ome to 2o "ith
clean hands and pure hearts.=e !ant li1e a sin%ul li%e an
then e>#e!t e1er(thin) to )o alon) ri)ht %or us'
But althou)h its true that we ha1e to maintain a #ure
heart, it is also true that we all mess u# sometimes' In li)ht
o% that %a!t, isnt it )oo to know that 2o oesnt re$uire
+77:#er!ent #er%e!tion at this sta)e o% the )ame Instea,
6e has mae it #ossi&le %or us to walk in the %ootste#s o%
@esus, in 6is +77:#er!ent #er%e!tion, !lothe in 4is
ri)hteousness an not our own'
=e ha1e a )oal were heae towar' =e are learnin)
to listen to our s#irits an to hear the 1oi!e o% the 6ol(
"#irit' =e are enea1orin) to o the ri)ht thin) in e1er(situation' An we #ur#ose to #lea the &loo o% @esus o1er
our %amilies e1er( a(' As we o these thin)s, the e1il
wont &e a&le to tou!h our !hilren or us'
But i% we mess u# urin) this learnin) #ro!ess, we !an
&e !on%ient o% this as lon) as we kee# our %amilies uner
the #rote!tion o% the &loo Our mistake ma( !ost us sometime an mone(, &ut it wont !ost us our li1es or the li1es
o% our !hilren' I% we will %aith%ull( #lea the &loo o%
@esus, 2o will eli1er our %amilies with our li1es inta!t'
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Thats a #romise we !an !laim
"o i% (ou o somethin) wron) or miss the "#irit o%2os leain), Gust re#ent an then sa(, HI #lea not guilty:
&e!ause I #lea the &loo o% @esusH Your %aith in the &loo
#uts (ou in @esus %ootste#s an #ro1ies (ou an (our
!hilren with i1ine #rote!tionall &e!ause o% 0od-s
grace.
What %s )race'
I1e hear man( e%initions %or )ra!e' B( one
e%inition, )ra!e is unmerite %a1orJ &( another, it is 2os
a&ilit( to o thin)s (ou !ant o' But the &est e%inition
I1e e1er hear is this 0race is 0od loo$ing at you the same
"ay 4e loo$s at 4is ,on.It is 2o Gu)in) (ou as thou)h
(ou were @esus'
=hat oes that mean %or (ou =ell, !an (ou ima)ine
the 6ea1enl( 5ather lookin) at @esus an sa(in), HIm not
)oin) to o that %or YouH A&solutel( not
@esus ie in (our #la!e an she 6is &loo so (ou
!oul stan in 6is ri)hteousness' As (ou #lea the &loo
o% @esus o1er (our %amil(, 2o sees (ou an (our lo1e
ones the same wa( 6e sees @esuseser1in) o% the same
&lessin)s an the same an)eli! #rote!tion 6e a%%ore 6is
"on when 6e walke this earth'
6ow oes 2o see @esus =ell, 6e sees a "on who
oesnt make mistakes' 2o Gu)es @esus as %ree %rom
si!kness, sin, !alamit( an s#iritual eath' The )oo newsis that @esus #ai the #ri!e %or (ou so that (ou !oul &e
%ree as well
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=hen (ou a##ro#riate the &loo o% @esus in (our li%e,
2o has to look at (ou an sa(, HYoure %ree, (oure !lean,
an (oure in 4( ri)hteousness' You are !o1ere &( 4(
win)s'H
Now, the e1il woul lo1e to lie to (ou an sa(, H2o
!ant eli1er (ou %rom this mess &e!ause (ou &rou)ht it on
(oursel%'H
But as (ou an (our %amil( stan in @esus %ootste#s, it
oesnt matter i% (ou1e mae mistakes' It oesnt matter i%
(our !hilren mess u#' It oesnt matter i% (oure )uilt( or
inno!ent &e!ause 2os eli1eran!e isnt &ase on (ouJ its
&ase on @esus' You !an #lea the &loo o% @esus, an 6is
)ra!e !o1ers (our mistakes as (ou li1e in 6is
ri)hteousness'
5or e>am#le, (ou ma( ask, HYes, &ut what i% m(
mistake in1ol1es a lot o% !har)e !ar e&tH
The e1il has ke#t so man( &elie1ers &owe own
with )uilt an is!oura)ement &e!ause o% this #arti!ular
#ro&lem' The enem( whis#ers to their mins, 0od can-t
deli2er you from charge card debt because you used your card to
charge an entire closet full of clothes "ith it/ That "as selfish.You $ne" better than to do that. 0od can-t deli2er you because
you put yourself in that situation.
But 2o Gu)es us a!!orin) to the wa( 6e sees @esus,
an @esus oesnt ha1e !har)e !ar #ro&lems' That means
we are Gu)e as %ree %rom !har)e !ar #ro&lems too'
=e !an !ome &e%ore 2o an sa(, HLor, I re#ent'
Please eli1er me %rom e&t' I #lea the &loo o% @esus
o1er m( %inan!es'H 2o then Gu)es us with the same
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%a1or 6e )i1es @esus an res#ons, HYou are #er%e!t in 4(
e(es' There%ore, I )lal( eli1er (ou %rom e&tH That is a
mani%estation o% 2os )ra!e
6eres another e>am#le The e1il a!!uses a #erson in
his min, sa(in),0od can-t heal you from cancer because you
smo$ed. You $ne" it "as bad for you: but you did it any"ay for
years and years and years.
But @esus oesnt ha1e a #ro&lem with smokin)' 2o
oesnt look at @esus an sa(, H=ell, I !ant heal You o%
lun) !an!er &e!ause You use to smoke'H
"o 2o looks at that &elie1er an makes a Gu)ment
&ase on how 6e Gu)es @esus' E1en i% that #erson
smoke %or most o% his li%e, he !an still trust in 2os
measureless )ra!e an there%ore stan !on%ientl( on
2os #romise to heal his &o('
In the same wa(, 2o #rote!ts us as thou)h we were
@esus when we walk in 6is ri)hteousness' An the =or
sa(s that @esus !oul ha1e !alle +7,777 an)els' I% 6e
!oul, we !an
The Source of )od&s )race
=h( is this true 3omans .;+ )i1es us the answer' It
sa(s that grace reigns through righteousness. @esus
ri)hteousness is the oorwa( throu)h whi!h 2os )ra!e
enters our li1es'
2o !an #ro1ie )ra!e to us &e!ause we are mae
ri)hteous throu)h the &loo o% @esus' 6e now sees us the
wa( 6e sees @esus' 6is )ra!e on our li1es isnt &ase on
our )oo works or our #er%e!tionJ its &ase on Jesus-
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#er%e!tion' As Isaiah .8+0 sa(s, "%heir righteousness is of
me, saith the 'ord.$
Thats wh( no wea#on %orme a)ainst (ou or (our
!hilren !an #ros#er' =hen (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus
o1er (our %amil(, (ou are li1in) %ull( in the ri)hteousness
o% @esus' You an (our !hilren are literall( stanin)
&e%ore the 5ather in the %ootste#s o% @esus' You !an
there%ore sa(, HIt oesnt matter what I or m( !hilren i
wron)' It oesnt matter i% we are )uilt( or not )uilt(' I#lea the &looH I re!ei1e the ri)hteousness o% @esus'
Too man( Christians are tr(in) to &ase their #rote!tion
on their own a&ilit(' The( ha1e %or)otten their !o1enant o%
i1ine #rote!tion' The( mi)ht sa( a little #ra(er an rea
a "!ri#ture or two in the mornin)' But then the( )o on,
tr(in) to )et throu)h the a( on their own'
But when (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus o1er (oursel%
an (our !hilren ea!h mornin), it oes somethin) to (ou'
It sets (our min an (our s#irit ri)ht to reali
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Now, in !onte>t, 2o is a!tuall( )ettin) a%ter 6is
#eo#le, tellin) them that their s#iritual a!tions nee to &e
a re%le!tion o% an inwar !han)e o% heart' But I want us to
look at how 6e es!ri&es those a!tions The( ask o% 4e
ri)hteous Gu)ments, the( eli)ht to raw near to 2o'
Thats similar to the New Co1enant amonition to
raw near to the throne o% )ra!e 6e&rews 8+- A4PF'
You ha1e alrea( &een )i1en a ri)hteous Gu)ment' 2o
has mae (ou the ri)hteousness o% 2o in Christ' ;Corinthians .;+'F 6e has )i1en (ou #romises that ha1e
alrea( &een &ou)ht an #ai %or &( the &loo o% 6is "on'
Those #romises &elon) to (ou an (our %amil(' Now (ou
Gust ha1e to la( hol o% them, stanin) on 6is ri)hteous
Gu)ments &( %aith in the &loo o% @esus'
As (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus, (ou are !omin)&oll( &e%ore 2os throne a!!orin) to 6is ri)hteous
Gu)ment to re!ei1e 6is mer!( an )ra!e %or (our %amil('
You are sa(in), H=ere not in oursel1es #er%e!t, Lor, &ut I
#lea the &loo o% @esus o1er our li1es so we !an walk in
4is %ootste#s' I want m( %amil( to li1e in 6is
ri)hteousness toa('H =hen (ou o that, 2o is alwa(s
%aith%ul to )i1e (ou 6is )ra!e
=hen (ou enter the throne room &ase on the &loo o%
@esus, (ou are !omin) to the 5ather askin) 6im to Gu)e
(ou with the same Hmeasurin) sti!kH 6e Gu)es @esus' An
when 6e oes what (ou ask, the mira!le o% )ra!e is that
(ou a!tuall( measure u#
You ont ha1e to li1e a!!orin) to the wa( o% the
worl' You ont ha1e to li1e su&Ge!te to the tri!ks o% the
enem( or to the mis)uie #eo#le who %ollow him' You
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an (our !hilren !an li1e e1er( a( in the %ootste#s o%
@esus
5or instan!e, su##ose @esus li1e in the %lesh on this
earth toa(, an 6e was stanin) in a &ank when thie1es
&urst in to ro& it' There is no wa( those thie1es woul &e
a&le to hurt @esus' 6e woul &e a&le to turn that entire
situation aroun
=ell, thats whoyouare' You ha1e @esus Christ on the
insie o% (ou' An when (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus, (ou
make (oursel% more aware o% who (ou are in 6im'
As (ou %aith%ull( #lea the &loo o% @esus o1er
(oursel% an (our !hilren, it oesnt !han)e onl( the
!ir!umstan!es that surroun (ou' It !han)es you. It
!han)es the wa( (ou rea!t in i%%i!ult situations'
It is easier to res#on with !on%ien!e an %aith when
(ou know (oure stanin) in @esus %ootste#s' No matter
what the !ir!umstan!es, (ou !an rest in the knowle)e
that (our %amil( is #rote!te %rom harm &( the #re!ious
&loo o% @esus&e!ause )ra!e rei)ns throu)h
ri)hteousness, an (ou are ri)hteous in Christ
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=ur ,anctuarythe 4oly of 4olies
want to take (ou to some ke( "!ri#tures to show (ou
two &asi! #rin!i#les %or #rote!tin) (our !hilren' 5irst,
your deli2erance from e2il: tragedy: sic$ness or sudden death is
by faith in the blood of Jesus. "e!on,your faith in the blood is
e;ecuted and entered into by the "ords of your mouth.
I
I also want to show (ou "hythese two #rin!i#les are
true' It all has to o with entering the 4oly of 4oliesthe
eternal san!tuar( o% 2os #resen!e'
The Wa# %nto )od&s Presence1"# $lood
Lets start &( )oin) &a!k to the Ol Testament an see
how 2o mae a wa( %or 6is #eo#le to enter 6is #resen!e&( means o% sa!ri%i!ial &loo
%he 'ord said to 2oses, %ell #aron your brother
he must not come at all times into the Holy of Holies
within the eil before the mercy seat upon the ark, lest
he die& for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
'eiticus =>*/
4oses &rother, Aaron, was the hi)h #riest, &ut he
!oulnt Gust )o into the 6ol( o% 6olies an(time or an(
wa( he wante to' 6e !oul onl( )o in on!e a (ear at the
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a##ointe time, an he ha to o e1er(thin) Gust as 2o
ha instru!te'
The hi)h #riest !oulnt %or)et the smallest etail'
E1er( HtH ha to &e !rosse an e1er( HiH otte' 6e ha to
wash the ri)ht wa(' 6e ha to sa( the ri)ht thin)s' 6e ha
to s#rinkle the &loo o% the ri)ht kin o% animals' 6e ha
to %ollow 2os instru!tions e>a!tl( to the letter' I% the hi)h
#riests sin wasnt !o1ere when he went into the #resen!e
o% 2o, he woulnt !ome out ali1e
That int mean 2o was tr(in) to make it har %or
6is #eo#le to !ome to 6im' 6e wasnt tr(in) to se#arate
6imsel% %rom man &e!ause 6e was #rie%ul' 2o was
a!tuall(protectingman' 6e knew that sin !oul not e>ist in
6is #resen!e'
Darkness !annot li1e in the li)ht' The smallest &it o%
li)ht !an is#el arkness, &ut arkness !annot o1er!ome
the li)ht'
Thats wh( 2o !oulnt )ather Aam an E1e in 6is
arms to !om%ort them a%ter the( ha sinne' That woul
&e the natural instin!t o% an( lo1in) %ather' But i% 2o ha
one that, 6e woul ha1e kille them with 6is )ooness&e!ause sin is estro(e in the #resen!e o% 6is )lor('
"o 2o in 6is mer!( mae a wa( %or %allen man to
raw near to 6im, institutin) the sla(in) o% an inno!ent
animal as a tem#orar( reme( %or sin' In Le1iti!us +-, 6e
)a1e etaile instru!tions to the hi)h #riest, the #eo#les
re#resentati1e, on how to enter into 6is #resen!e' It hato &e &( &loo, an it ha to &e Gust ri)ht' @ust rea the
rest o% Le1iti!us +-, an (oull see what I meanF
In %a!t, @ewish oral traition tells us the other #riests
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woul tie a ro#e aroun the hi)h #riest' A%ter he entere
the 6ol( o% 6olies, the( woul listen %or the Gin)lin) o% the
&ells sewn to the &ottom o% the hi)h #riests ro&e' E>ous
9;.'F I% those &ells ha e1er $uit Gin)lin), it woul ha1e
meant he hant #re#are himsel% !orre!tl( an it was
time to #ull out his li%eless &o(
The hi)h #riest woul take the &loo o% that sa!ri%i!e
an enter 2os #resen!e %or one #ur#ose to o&tain a
)oo Gu)ment %or himsel% an %or the #eo#le' I% the #riesti e1er(thin) !orre!tl(, the( woul &e Gu)e %ree %rom
sin %or one (ear'
Dra0 /ear "# the $lood
Interestin)l(, the 6e&rew wor %or Hsa!ri%i!eH is %rom
the same root as Hto !ome near, to a##roa!h, to &e!ome!losel( in1ol1e in a relationshi# with someone'+ The
&loo o% the sa!ri%i!ial animal ena&le the hi)h #riest to
enter the 6ol( o% 6olies an raw near to the mer!( seat
o% 2o' I% he hant &rou)ht the &loo o% that sa!ri%i!e, the
sin in his li%e woul ha1e kille him &e%ore he e1er
rea!he the mer!( seat'It wasnt that 2o neee a )i%t %rom the #eo#le or
wante them to o somethin) %or 6im' 4an neee the
&loo to atone %or his sin so he !oul raw near to 2o'
=ell, toa( we ha1e the &loo o% @esus, =ho was the
#er%e!t "a!ri%i!e' 6is #re!ious &loo takes !are o% our sin
on!e an %or all, allowin) us to raw near to the throne o%2o to re!ei1e mer!( an )ra!e %or e1er( situation'
+ The 4oly Temple of Jerusalem, Chaim 3i!hman, The Tem#le Institute an Carta,
@erusalem, +00 Carta, The Israel 4a# an Pu&lishin) Com#an(, Lt'
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6e&rews +;:+8 A4P tells us the ma)nitue o% what
@esus i %or us throu)h 6is eath an resurre!tion
He went once for all into the +Holy of Holies +of
heaen, not by irtue of the blood of goats and cales
+by which to make reconciliation between God and
man, but His own blood, haing found and secured a
complete redemption -an eerlasting release for us.
For if +the mere sprinkling of unholy and defiled
persons with blood of goats and bulls and with theashes of a burnt heifer is sufficient for the purification
of the body, how much more surely shall the blood of
4hrist,
Who by irtue of +His eternal ;pirit +His own
pree9istent diine personality has offered Himself as
an unblemished sacrifice to God, purify our
consciences from dead works and lifeless obserancesto sere the +eer liing God!
2o is sa(in) here, HI% a )oat, a &ull or a hei%er !oul
#ro1ie a tem#orar( reem#tion %or sin uner the Ol
Co1enant, how mu!h more will the &loo o% @esus Christ
#ro1ie an eternal an a&solutel( !om#lete reem#tion
%or (ou uner the New Co1enantHLets )o on to 1erses +/:;7 A4P
;o een the +old first coenant -God
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and all the people, saying these words* This is the
blood that seals and ratifies the agreement -the
testament, the coenant which God commanded +meto delier to you.
Uner the Ol Co1enant, 4oses use a &un!h o%
h(sso# whi!h s(m&oli
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o% 2o'
@esus, the HLam& %or our house,H #ai the #ri!e to enterinto the 6ol( o% 6olies &( the #ower o% 6is &loo' All that
is le%t %or us to o is to a##l( the &loo 6e she %or us to
our li1esto e!lare &( %aith, HThis is the &loo that seals
m( !o1enant with 2oH
As we o that, we are #uri%ie an set %ree not onl(
%rom sin, &ut also %rom all thin)s #ertainin) to eath an
Gu)mentthe ue an merite #unishment %or our sin'
=e !an now enter the 6ol( o% 6olies %or oursel1es &( the
#ower in the &loo o% @esus a!!orin) to 6e&rews +7+:;7
A4P
%herefore, brethren, since we hae full freedom
and confidence to enter into the +Holy of Holies +by
the power and irtue in the blood of 6esus.
5y this fresh -new and liing way which He
initiated and dedicated and opened for us through the
separating curtain -eil of the Holy of Holies, that is,
through His flesh.
@esus entere the #la!e where no sin !oul )o' 6e ha
alrea( !arrie all our sin to the Cross an to 6ell, #a(in)the #ri!e with 6is own &loo' But then 6e arose an
as!ene to the hea1enl( 6ol( o% 6olies, where 6e
s#rinkle 6is own &loo on the mer!( seat o% 2o on!e
an %or all %or us'
I% most #eo#le were 2o, I &elie1e the( woul ha1e
sto##e ri)ht there' The( woul ha1e let @esus &e the onl(One =ho !oul enter the 6ol( o% 6olies' But 2o ne1er
sto#s hal%wa( In 1erses ;+:;; A4P, 6e in1ites us to enter
the 6ol( o% 6olies %or oursel1es
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#nd since we hae +such a great and wonderful
and noble 3riest +Who rules oer the house of God, let
us all come forward and draw near with true -honestand sincere hearts in un(ualified assurance and
absolute coniction engendered by faith -by that
leaning of the entire human personality on God in
absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom,
and goodness, haing our hearts sprinkled and
purified from a guilty -eil conscience and our bodies
cleansed with pure water.
2o in1ites (ou to !ome into 6is throne room where
no sin !an !ome' 6ow are (ou )oin) to o that i% (oure
not #er%e!t Onl( &( the &loo o% @esus' B( #leain) the
&loo o% @esus (ou ma( !on%ientl( a##roa!h the throne o%
2o with !lean hans an a #ure heart' This has a )reater
meanin) to us than we ha1e reali
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=hen (ou #lea the &loo o% @esus, (ou enter the 6ol(
o% 6olies &( the #ower an the 1irtue in that &looJ sin
an eath !ant )o there &e!ause the( !ant e>ist in the
#resen!e o% 2o' You li1e in @esus ri)hteousness' The
knowle)e o% that truth &e)ins to &uil u# on the insie o%
(ou as (ou s#eak %orth wors o% %aith HIm li1in) in the
ri)hteousness o% 2o toa(' Im walkin) in 6is %ootste#s
toa(' The enem( !annot &rin) tra)e( to m( %amil(' 6e
!annot &rin) si!kness or eath to m( home' 2o Gu)esme the wa( 6e woul Gu)e @esus' Im #ure an !lean
&e!ause o% the &loo o% @esusH
An it oesnt sto# there' 2o hasnt Gust #ro1ie the
wa( %or (ou to enterthe 6ol( o% 6oliesJ 6e wants (ou to
li1e (our li%e there
That is the ke(' A%ter all, the #resen!e o% 2o resieson the insie o% (ou' You ont ha1e to li1e (our li%e
outsie the 6ol( o% 6olies Gust &e!ause its time to )o to
the )ro!er( store' You an (our !hilren !an li1e e1er(
as#e!t o% (our li1es in 2os #resen!e' You ne1er ha1e to
lea1e 6is #resen!e&ut its onl( &e!ause o% the &loo o%
@esus'
"o what are (ou oin) when (ou #lea the &loo o%
@esus o1er (oursel%, (our s#ouse an (our !hilren ea!h
mornin) You are placing yoursel2es in the 4oly of 4olies:
"here the de2il cannot come. 6e !annot !ross that line,
&e!ause on the other sie o% that line is the #resen!e o%
2o, an the e1il, his #lans an his e1i!es are instantl(
estro(e
That e>!ites me so mu!h, &e!ause in this a( an a)e
were li1in) in, no #h(si!al lo!ation is a san!tuar(' "!hools
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are no lon)er san!tuaries' E1en a !hur!h is not a san!tuar(
unless its #eo#le unerstan how to &uil a he)e
aroun it &( #leain) the &loo o% @esus'
There is onl( one true san!tuar(, an that is &e%ore the
throne o% 2o' An it is 2o 6imsel% who issues us an
in1itation to raw near
'et us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly
draw near to the throne of grace -the throne of God #23
5irst o% all, unerstan this This "!ri#ture is not
talkin) a&out a##roa!hin) the throne o% )ra!e on!e we )etto hea1en' =e arent )oin) to nee mer!( %or our %ailures
a%ter we )o home to &e with the Lor' All our nees an
esires will alrea( &e met' No, this "!ri#ture is our
#romise %or li%e on this earth'
"o where is the hel# we nee Onl( in the 6ol( o%
6olies, the throne o% )ra!e' B( the &loo o% @esus, we !ana##roa!h 2os throne with %earless !on%ien!e' That kin
o% &ol !on%ien!e is what man( o% us ha1e &een missin)
e1en those o% us who know how to #lea the &loo' But
it is a ne!essar( in)reient %or li1in) our entire li1es in
2os san!tuar( &( %aith'
earing Wisdo! in the ol# of olies
Li1in) our li1es in 2os #resen!e #ro1ies us with
su!h a woner%ul sense o% se!urit(' That is where our
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answers are' That is where wisom is'
E1er( mornin) when I #ra( with m( !hilren we#lea the &loo o% @esus o1er our li1es' =e !har)e our
an)els to )o &e%ore us to #rote!t us in all our wa(s' An
latel( we1e &een ain) somethin) else to our #ra(ers'
Now we also #ra( %or wisom'
The Bi&le sa(s that wisom cries out. Pro1er&s +;7'F
=ell, I want m( %amil( to &e in a #osition to hear 2os
wisom when 6e s#eaks it to us' "o I sa( e1er( mornin),
H=isom !ries out to us, an we listen an o&e(H
I %in m(sel% hearin) the 1oi!e o% 2o &etter when I
li1e in the 6ol( o% 6olies e1er( a( &( the &loo o% @esus'
I make &etter e!isions, an so o m( !hilren'
5or instan!e, one a( m( son 4a> !ame in an saia&out a !ertain &ran o% to(s, H4omm(, Im )oin) to ha1e
to throw them all awa(' The( ont honor 2o, an the(
ont %urther m( ministr('H
Now, I ha &een a&out to take those to(s awa( %rom
4a> &e!ause I ha &een sensin) in m( s#irit that the(
werent )oo' But I int ha1e to o that &e!ause m(
ei)ht:(ear:ol son hear wisom %rom 2oe>a!tl( what
we ha &een #ra(in) %or
4a> wells in the 6ol( o% 6olies, e1en thou)h he
oesnt %ull( !om#rehen that' But while he was li1in) in
2os #resen!e, he hear the Lor sa( to him, HThat
oesnt honor 4e'H
4( hus&an, =in, an I ha1e traine our !hilren to
o&e(' "o when 4a> hear that, he threw those to(s awa('
6e int think a&out how mu!h the( ha !ost him' 6e
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Gust threw it in the trash an le%t it there, an he hasnt
re)rette it a moment sin!e'
As some o% m( !hilren &e!ame teena)ers, m( esire
to #rote!t them an to know that the( are a&le to hear
wisom )rew in me' Im !onstantl( talkin) to the Lor
a&out m( teena)ers' Im so )la the( !an li1e with @esus in
6is home, the throne room o% 2o' Thats where the( will
%in wisom' Thats where the e1il !annot )o to atta!k
them'
=hen (our !hilren are in the #resen!e o% 2o, the(
are kee#in) !om#an( with the =isom o% the a)es' 2o
will )i1e them the wisom to make ri)ht e!isions,
whether it is a&out #eer #ressure, #orno)ra#h(, !i)arettes,
al!ohol or #remarital se>' =hate1er the issue, 2o has
wisom %or (our !hilren to #rote!t them %rom thetem#tations o% this worl an the e1ils e1il strate)ies'
But that i1ine wisom resies in the 6ol( o% 6olies,
an the onl( wa( (our !hilren !an li1e there is &( the
&loo o% @esus' =hen (ou an (our !hilren #lea 6is
&loo, (ou enter the 6ol( o% 6olies, where 2o is rea( to
im#art as mu!h #rote!tion, %a1or an )ra!e to (ou as 6ewoul to @esus 6imsel%'
As a #arent, (ou must also hear wisom in the 6ol( o%
6olies i% (ou want (our !hilren %ull( #rote!te' There
will &e man( times (ou will ha1e to make a e!ision
!on!ernin) (our !hilren an (ou wont know %or sure
what to o' Thank 2o, (ou ha1e 6is #romise that 6e will)i1e (ou wisom li&erall( when (ou ask 6im %or it
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of
the giing God +Who gies to eeryone liberally and
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ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding,
and it will be gien him.
6ames =*1 #23
All (ou ha1e to o is #ra(, HLor, You sai You woul
)i1e me wisom li&erall( an that I was to let Your #ea!e
rule an rei)n in m( heart Colossians 9+. A4PF' "o I ask
%or wisom an #ea!e %rom You re)arin) the ri)ht wa(
to )o in this matter'HI !ant remem&er a time when I #ra(e like that an
int )et an almost immeiate answer %rom the Lor' 5or
instan!e, one time some #eo#le wante m( au)hter to )o
somewhere with them, &ut I int ha1e a #ea!e a&out it
in m( heart' I stru))le with what to o &e!ause I int
want to o%%en these #eo#le'
I ha1e %oun that we usuall( sa( we ont know what
to o when we reall( oJ we Gust ont want to o it' But
we nee to la( asie all the !ir!umstan!es an the
#ressures that surroun us an listen %or 2os wisom to
show us the wa( to )o'
I% (ou are listenin) to wisom, none o% those thin)s
matter' Your o&Ge!ti1e is to hear what 2o is tr(in) to sa(
to (ou so (our !hilren !an sta( #rote!te an &lesse' I%
(ou let the #ressure o% natural !ir!umstan!es )et to (ou,
(ou ma( miss the 1oi!e o% 2o'
An(wa(, I talke to a %rien a&out this situation with
m( au)hter' I tol her, HI Gust ont know what to o'H
HI &et (ou o know,H she sai'
HNo, I ont,H I #roteste'
HAll ri)ht, then, ask 2o %or wisom,H she re#lie'
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"o ri)ht there, I #ra(e, askin) 2o %or wisom
a!!orin) to 6is #romise in @ames +.' Then m( %rien
sai, HNow, all !ir!umstan!es asie, o (ou ha1e #ea!e
a&out lettin) her )oH
HNo, I ont,H I answere'
There was the wisom I neee It was the answer the
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