Nuttin but da blood

Ever cause pain or inflict injury to anothers body? Ever draw blood from an individual on purpose? I did this week and I felt good about it!

I was enrolled in a combat lifesavers course at Ft. McCoy. Me and a hundred others practiced giving intraveneous fluids to each other. We all got poked and we all had to poke someone else. It was a requirement of the course.

I saw battle hardened men's hands shakin' as they held the needle and approached their buddies arm. The first 5-6 that I watched failed on their first attempt at establishing a good stick.

Their is something powerful in the blood. Something sacred about the spilling of it. I think most of us sense it.

The scriptures speak clearly about the handling of blood and its products.

Leviticus 17:11 "For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life."

Physically, mentally and spiritually blood needs to be handled properly.

When I was a kid I think I was kinda creeped out by the churches fasination with "the blood." I didn't get it and pretty much wanted to stay away from the conversation.

As we age and mature so must our understanding of Christ and his shed blood.

As I learned this week, sometimes the shedding of blood is necessary for the saving of life. Injury is necessary for healing and pain, even though it hurts, often allows us to experience life from a new perspective.

These things in light of the cross of Christ are no longer the enemy. Our enemy has been defeated. May his blood flow forever more! Amen!