179832369 Protecting Your Family in Dangerous Times Kellie Copeland Swisher (1)

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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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This &ook is ei!ate to m( %amil(' To =in, 3a!hel,

L(nse(, @enn( an 4a>


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#ontents

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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Ac$no"ledgments

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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'ntroduction

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

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C H A P T E R I

(+a$e ,ure Your #hildren Are Fully

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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+a$e ,ure Your #hildren Are Fully Protected

&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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C H A P T E R 2

6Applying the Blood7 From Passo2er to

Present

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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Applying the Blood7 From Passo2er to Present

with a h(sso# &ran!h to the oor#osts o% their house 1'

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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....

/ %imothy 0*1 #23

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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)Protection Through 0od-s 0race

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

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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('

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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

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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'

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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

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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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C H A P T E R 4

=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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ur ,anctuarythe 4oly of 4olies

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%

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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

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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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