The Blood and the Water in 2024 – John 19: 25 – 35, Exodus 14: 29 – 30. Dr. Chris Kwakpowe

Today’s scripture s 34 says: “But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.” In this year 2024, never forget that your journey of salvation began with WATER and BLOOD.

These are essential parts of your daily heavenly race! Remember too, that the Jews saw FREEDOM after they passed through this PROCESS! First was the blood on the doorposts, the water (THE RED SEA) washing Egypt away. AH! may the Lord Wash Egypt FROM YOU! After your salvation through the blood, you must experience daily cleansing of WASHING OF WATER BY THE WORD (Ephesian 5: 26) 2024 should be different! it is the daily washing of the water by the word that provokes God performance concerning YOU.

Concerning the Old Testament priests, remember that it was first the blood at the altar, then the WATER of BASIN WASHING THE PRIEST (see Leviticus 16: 14). It was clear that when the soldier used spear on Jesus, he was opening the door of salvation Via the BLOOD and the water which flowed from his side. John 19: 34 says “But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water” Note the Blood and the Water. The blood is first then water follows! God saves us when we get BORN again via his blood, but then he wants to cleanse you daily via his WORD. Too many Christians stop at the blood. We are out of Egypt but living under constant chase from guilt and shame. DO NOT ALLOW YOUR MISTAKES TO SWALLOW YOU THIS YEAR! MOVE OUT OF CONDEMNATION AND DEPRESSION.

It’s like saying you are out of prison, but you refuse to walk (may God help me walk out of any prison in mind, may I only be a prisoner of hope in Christ Yeshua). My cell has been unlocked and so has yours walk out. You are free, but you are bullied by the past. Ephesians says that Christ gave himself for the church so that HE could make us holy by washing us with the water of the word. When pharaoh pursued the Jews into the RED SEA, the water covered their chariots and horsemen. THE WORD WAS AGAINST PHARAOH, BECAUSE IT IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.

And all of the army of pharaoh that chased after Israel through the sea, not one remained alive. The people of Israel had walked through on dry land, and the waters had been walled up on either side of them! So, in 2024, determine to read Gods word daily by force! Cleanse your pathway and see God perform all he has written and spoken concerning you.

REFLECTIONS

In times past we know the word of God as a sword but not a double-edged sword which it is the word comes to teach and correct us (save us from our sin – salvation), and his word came to deliver us; his word became flesh and dwelt among us (Yeshua) consider his suffering nothing to compared to what we are facing.

We know Revelation 17: 15 And he saith unto me, the waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. & Jeremiah 51 vs ¹³ O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.

We see water(s) plural indicate many people. Water(s) can be bitter (Meri bah) numbers 20: 13 as well as be filled with water (Samaritan woman and the well of salvation). He was speaking to her so her bitterness against the Jews could be dropped, and she would be drinking from his water of salvation. Jesus also turned water to wine (an indication of his blood during communion). His first encounter with Simon peter was by the Sea fishing for hours and caught nothing, an indication that he would make Peter a fisher of men also by the Sea. Another encounter was Peter walking on water, and he started looking at the raging of the sea (people) (Psalm 2 vs 1) and started sinking. People say if Peter kept his eyes on Jesus, he would not have sink; many of us sink because we do not keep our eyes on his word (Jesus), so we sink and aren’t we all as Peter in some ways; We listen to the raging of the sea (people) and fear enters our heart then we begin to sink. It is my prayer that the hand of the Lord lifts us up and we do not fear!

It is easy to watch as Simon walks and say oh he is weak but aren’t we all listening to raging of people causing us to sink. Let my eyes be on the master.

Hebrew 12: 2

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Prayer

In your words, pray as you are led by the word today…

decree that in 2024, you shall not miss daily flow of the water from Yeshua’s broken side.

Refuse to give excuses for procrastinating, determine to walk in your daily quiet time and alone time with Yah.

Oh, the blood of Jesus on the cross shall not be in vain concerning our destiny.

what killed the Egyptians (after years of enslaving the JEWS) gave life to the JEWS. In this year it’s his WORD that will make a difference between our lives and the world.