The Blood of Jesus

This morning on my way to work I found my mind and heart consumed with songs about the blood of Jesus.

"What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus."

"Oh the blood of Jesus. It washes white as snow"

"It's the blood that gives me strength from day to day. It will never lose its power."

The blood of Jesus reminds us of God's love for us. God's ultimate show of love was the giving of his son to die in my place so I can have all that he has for me. Yes, that includes salvation, which is very important, but it doesn't stop there.

It is because of the blood that I am worth it.

I struggle sometimes with feeling like a failure. Feeling like I can never get things right.  Feeling like God must realize that all his grace and mercy toward me is a waste. Because I continue to mess things up.

It doesn't take him by surprise that I'm not perfect (although sometimes I am shocked that I can't live up to my own expectations.)

But today, I am reminded that because of Jesus' sacrifice, I am worth all the time God spends working on me. I am worth his effort. I am not perfect and will never be there. But I am His. When my kids mess up, I don't throw them out and ask for a replacement. I love them through it. Forgive their mistakes and keep loving them, helping them, guiding them to become what God created them for. And Gods love for me is just like that.

And if for one minute I allow my thoughts to linger on my worthlessness or notgoodenoughness (yes that is a word) than I am taking lightly the sacrifice God made for me. And I refuse to do that.

Today I feel loved and treasured by God. But even when I don't feel that way, the great sacrifice he made for me clearly tells me he still feels that way about me. 

Because I am His. And His blood makes me worth it.

Thank God for the blood of Jesus!