The Power of Christ’s Blood
Hebrews 9:14 declares, “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
This powerful verse reveals not only the superiority of Christ’s sacrifice but also its purpose—to transform us inwardly so we may truly serve God with a clean heart and holy life.
Christ, the sinless Lamb (1 Peter 1:19), offered Himself “once for all” (Hebrews 10:10), not through human ritual but through the eternal Spirit, fulfilling the will of the Father.
Jesus' sacrifice surpasses the offerings of the Old Covenant (Hebrews 9:13), cleansing not just the outward man but purifying the conscience—the inner core of human moral awareness.
As David prayed, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me” (Psalm 51:10), so too does the blood of Christ answer this need in all who believe.
The purpose of this cleansing is not merely personal peace, but holy service: “That we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life” (Luke 1:74–75).
It is in this kind of service that our love for God and obedience to God are tested. As Jesus said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15), and “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me” (John 14:21).
Furthermore, “This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3).
Those who love God with all their heart and soul, keep Christian commands, and do the will of the Father are the ones who truly comprehend and live out the truth of Hebrews 9:14.
Only they can understand what it means to be fully purged of dead works and set apart for the living God—offering their bodies as “a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1).
This is the great mystery and call that Jesus gave to the cross: to enable us to fear God, love God, be cleansed, obey God, follow God, become holy, and serve the Lord who gave up everything to redeem us.
