Put It Under the Blood—Two2Grow, Thursday, October 21
Put It Under the Blood—Two2Grow, Thursday, October 21
“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” Revelation 12:11 NIV
Sometimes, the words and actions of people can drain us of joy and peace. Even painful memories of moments of pain and hurt can affect our emotional well-being and spiritual and mental health.
A common prayer among believers has been to say, “I put it under the blood.” By doing that, you take the words and actions and place them under the authority of Jesus, in whose shed blood is the victory over all evil.
I have found that when I’m troubled by something a person has done or said, and I put it under the blood, it is amazing how the power of those negative things is broken. It creates a distance between those painful things and myself; I will get room to breathe again. As is often the case, my mind can, after some time, try to pick up those things again, and then I pray again.
One day, I noticed in the car that Emelie was a bit down. I asked what was going on, and she shared something that a person had said. I encouraged her to “put it under the blood.” She did, and after just a couple of minutes, she said, “You know what? That really made a difference.”
I encourage you today to take whatever words or actions are troubling you and put them under the blood of Jesus, and leave them there. Watch what the Lord will do.
Pastor Mikael Stenhammar, PhD
Sometimes, the words and actions of people can drain us of joy and peace. Even painful memories of moments of pain and hurt can affect our emotional well-being and spiritual and mental health.
A common prayer among believers has been to say, “I put it under the blood.” By doing that, you take the words and actions and place them under the authority of Jesus, in whose shed blood is the victory over all evil.
I have found that when I’m troubled by something a person has done or said, and I put it under the blood, it is amazing how the power of those negative things is broken. It creates a distance between those painful things and myself; I will get room to breathe again. As is often the case, my mind can, after some time, try to pick up those things again, and then I pray again.
One day, I noticed in the car that Emelie was a bit down. I asked what was going on, and she shared something that a person had said. I encouraged her to “put it under the blood.” She did, and after just a couple of minutes, she said, “You know what? That really made a difference.”
I encourage you today to take whatever words or actions are troubling you and put them under the blood of Jesus, and leave them there. Watch what the Lord will do.
Pastor Mikael Stenhammar, PhD