THE BLOOD OF JESUS

   One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour. The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution, but, the change in her was evident, and as time went on she became a faithful member of the church. She eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching young children. 
   It was not very long before this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son. The relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans. 
   This is when the problems began. You see, about half of the church did not think that a woman with a past such as hers was suitable to be married to a pastor's son. 
   The church began to argue and fight about the matter, so they decided to have a meeting. As the people put forward their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand. 
   The young woman became very upset about all the things being brought up about her past. As she began to cry the pastor's son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be. He began to speak and his statement was this: 
   "My fiancé's past is not what is on trial here.  What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away sin.  Today you have put the blood of Jesus on trial.  So, does it wash away sin or not?" 
   The whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. 
   Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as a weapon against our brothers and sisters. Forgiveness is a very foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
   If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse your ENEMY completely then it cannot cleanse YOU completely! If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble. 
   What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!