In Him was Life

The Apostle John wrote, "In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it" (John 1:4-5 NIV). 

The life of Jesus had a special ability and that was: to shine as light. This light is so unique that the powers of darkness could not and cannot understand it. If Jesus had come to the human world as a Spirit then we could easily say it was His spiritual life that overcame darkness, but the Bible testified that "The Word was made flesh and dwelt among men.” So how can someone with flesh and blood overcome the spiritual powers of darkness? What is the connection between the life in a human Jesus and the forces of darkness? How is it that a physical man could confound the powers of darkness? 

The answer is in Leviticus 17:11 (KJV)

For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Now, follow me with all these facts and steps:

1. The LIFE of the flesh is in the BLOOD 

2. The WORD was made FLESH 

3. The WORD was GOD

From these three facts, we can infer that the Life of God Almighty was in the BLOOD of Jesus Christ. It was destined for the blood of Jesus to be spilled and defeat the power of darkness. The devil didn't understand this mystery otherwise he would have done everything to make sure the light-shining life of God in Christ’s blood was not released. 

When Jesus died or after He resurrected (a specific time was not stated), the book of Hebrews revealed that He (in the Spirit) went into the Holiest Place with His blood to make an eternal atonement for the sins of the people. 

Hebrews 9:11-12 NKJV

But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once and for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

The life of God in the blood of Jesus is the power that overcame sin. The powers of darkness are nothing without sin. This is why the scriptures said God sent His son to condemn sin as a human (flesh); because of the potency of His (Christ’s) human blood. 

Romans 8:3-4 KJV

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

The potency of the blood of Jesus is the light-shining life of God Almighty in it. This is why His blood can take away sin and its consciousness. The cleansing power of the blood is not a one-off thing; it always cleanses believers as they fellowship with God in the light (of His Word). 

1 John 1:7, ESV: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

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