THE BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT: DR. MENSAH OTABIL, SEPT 27TH, 2020

ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE MESSAGE BY DR. MENSAH OTABIL (GENERAL OVERSEER INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL GOSPEL CHURCH (ICGC) ACCRA, GHANA)

TOPIC: THE BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT

DATE: 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

TEXT: MATTHEW 26:27-28, MARK 14:24 AND LUKE 22:20

Amen and Amen. Hallelujah!

Let’s rise up together and let us make our DECLARATIONS OF EXCELLENCE, in this year of Excellence.

Wherever you are, join us in this Declaration of Excellence; as we reaffirm that 2020 whether it likes it or NOT, is the Year of Excellence. Amen!

… Are you READY?

SAY WITH ME:
Out of Zion, the Perfection of Beauty, God shines forth. The Lord my God causes the righteous to shine forth as the Sun.

His Awesome Hands has formed me; His Creative Spirit inspires my mind. He skillfully guides my hands.

Therefore, I boldly declare: I am set apart for Excellence. The Ruler of the Universe has exalted my horn among the Nations. He sets my feet on high! In His Strength, I rise!

By Faith, I Press forward towards the Prize of my Highest Calling.

I believe in my heart, and confess with my mouth: that Jesus is Lord! He is the Vine, I am the Branch; in Him I abide, in Him I Blossom.

As it is written: God, who commanded Light out of darkness, has shone His Light in our hearts;

We have His Treasure in Earthen Vessels. That the Excellence of the Power may be of God, and not of us!

In this Year, I commit to EXCELLENCE, I commit to EXCEPTIONALISM, I commit to do the EXTRAORDINARY.

In Jesus’ Name – Amen and Amen and Amen and AMEN!

Today I am speaking briefly on: THE BLOOD OF THE NEW COVENANT.

Anytime we Partake of Communion, we are reminded of the Body of Christ that was broken for us as well as His Blood that was shed for us.

And Jesus told us to do this, IN REMEMBRANCE of Him.

Anytime we are doing this, we are bringing Him into FOCUS in our lives.

And not only Mentally remembering Him, but also Spiritually, making Him real in our lives.

And that is why we believed that anytime we Partake of Communion, the Power of God is Present to Save, to Heal and to Deliver.

And whatever your Problem is: Jesus is the answer, and He will give you the Solution today – Amen!

I am going to read three (3) Passages from the Gospels – from Matthew, from Mark and from Luke – All speak about this same Event;

Matthew 26:27-28, Mark 14:24 and Luke 22:20

Matthew 26:27-28 (NKJV):

27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

28 For this is My blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Mark 14:24 (NKJV):

And He said to them, “This is My Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for many.

Luke 22:20 (NKJV):

Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant in My Blood, which is shed for you.

And I read all those three (3) accounts, just to reaffirm the Statement that Jesus made – With little differences as the Writers put it.

But two (2) Statements are clear. And they are: My Blood and the New Covenant.

Matthew says: ‘Shed for the remission of sins;’

• Mark says ‘shed for many;’
• Luke says ‘shed for you!’

It’s clear: the Blood was shed for the remission of sins, for many, and for you!

It is for us individually, it is for all of us together – the Blood of Jesus was shed!

1. So, I want to just comment on the phrase: “MY BLOOD.”

And that simply states that this is not the Blood of animals, but of Christ.

And the reason why Jesus said: This is My Blood, and not just the blood, is because what He was doing was remembering something that had happened in the Past.

In the Old Testament, when the first (1st) Passover was instituted, there was blood.

But it was the blood of animals; of sheep, of goat!

And when it was applied, yes, it brought redemption; but it was the blood of animals.

Jesus says: What you are about to enter into is not going to be mediated by an animal; it is going to be My Blood (The Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ)!

2. The second (2nd) Phrase I want you to note is: “NEW COVENANT”.

… God’s New way of relating to us!

Whenever there is New Covenant, it Presupposes there is an OLD Covenant.

The Old Covenant is Passing away, the New Covenant s coming.

Now, anytime we read about the Institution of the Lord’s Table, in the Gospels, we note that it happened during the time of the Passover.

But when Jesus is serving this, He said ‘This is the NEW COVENANT’.

The Old Covenant did not take Place at Passover; the Old Covenant took Place on Mount Sinai.

So, the Lord’s Table signifies two (2) things: The Passover from Egypt, and then the Covenant that was Signed between God and the People of Israel.

Now, He is saying that – In the Old Covenant, blood was used – Yes! It was the blood of bulls. But in this New Covenant, it is the Blood of Jesus Christ.

So, anytime we come to Partake of the Lord’s Table; not only are we experiencing a Passover, we are also reenacting a Covenant – God is bringing us into a Covenant.

For so many People (and maybe for all of us) Blood stands for violence! – So, when we say ‘don’t shed blood’; it means ‘don’t be violent”.

So, how come for us Christians, blood doesn’t means violence to us – It means life?

It is the quality of the Blood that was shed for us, that changed the blood from violence to Salvation.

And this is what 1 Peter 1:18-19 says:

18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

19 But with the Precious Blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

The Blood of Jesus is what SECURES our Redemption.

And in this Passage, there are two (2) important things said about our Redemption:

1. First (1st) thing is that, it is INCORRUPTIBLE. That word ‘Incorruptible’ means it never diminishes in Power.

It never changes in Power; it does not diminish in effectiveness; it is pure, it is uncontaminated, and what it did when Christ first offers it, it still does today when we Partake of the Lord’s Table.

It was the Gospel Singer (Andrea Crush) who SANG:

The Blood that Jesus shed for me way back on Calvary,
That Blood gives me Strength,
It will never lose its Power;
It reaches to the lowest Valley,
It climbs to the highest Mountain.

I don’t know how low you are today, I don’t know where the lowest Valley is but the Blood of Jesus comes to you wherever you are!

And no matter how high, the Blood of Jesus comes to you.

… That Blood NEVER loses its Power!

It is INCORRUPTIBLE; it does not change in Quality, it does not change in Power, it does not change in effectiveness.

So, whenever we Partake of the Lord’s Table, it is this Incorruptible Blood that we are Partaking of – It is a Blood that never loses its Power!

If it worked on the Last Supper, it works now! If it worked on Calvary, it works now! – Because it is Incorruptible.

2. The second (2nd) thing that Peter states about the Blood of Jesus (in verse 19) is that – IT IS PRECIOUS.

Not only is it incorruptible; the Blood of Jesus is PRECIOUS.

That means, it has the highest VALUE. It is more PRECIOUS than Silver and Gold. It is more PRECIOUS that all the wealth in the Universe.

And it is Precious because of Who shed it.

It represents the LIFE OF CHRIST – the Blood of the Son of God that was shed for us – His Precious Blood.

You can always tell the value of a thing by how much you Paid for it.

I don’t know about you, but some times when you go shopping; you go to a shop and you pick something, maybe a pair of shoes. You like the leather (you smell the leather) it’s nice. You like it, you like the colour.

But you turn the sole of the shoe to your face, and there is a small white Paper there.

And on that white Paper is written an amount – it’s the Price of the shoe!

And many times you look the shoe, you like it on top.

But when you look at the bottom; you see the Price – You look to the left and to the right; and you quietly drop the shoe and move on.

… Because the Price is beyond what you can PAY!

But that Price is not put there arbitrary; that price is telling you that the cost of this leather, the workmanship, the effectiveness, the Brand Equity – All of that gives it this Value.

And if you pay that amount, then you have the shoe!

So, what you Pay, determines the Value that has been put on the object.

So, for God to purchase us – He had Silver, He could have used Silver. And that could be expensive; You are a Silver bought Child of God!’ But He did not use Silver!

He had Gold – I mean you could have been a Golden Child of God. But He didn’t use Gold!

He had the blood of bulls. Yet He didn’t use bulls – Then you would have been a Bull Child of God!

He had Angles (I don’t know whether the Angels have blood or not). But He didn’t use their blood.

He used His Own BLOOD; the Blood of the Son of God.

And God is saying: That is the PRICE I PUT ON YOU! That is how much VALUABLE you are!

And the Bible calls it: The PRECIOUS Blood of Jesus!

If the PRECIOUS Blood of Jesus was used to Purchase me, then I am also a PRECIOUS CHILD OF GOD.

The same VALUE of the Blood, Passes on to ME!

And if Christ shed His Blood for you, WHAT ELSE WILL GOD NOT DO FOR YOU?

… He shed His PRECIOUS BLOOD for us!

You don’t Value yourself based on whether you are a man or a woman. You don’t value yourself based on who your father was or who your mother was. You don’t value yourself based on your Academical Education and Qualifications;

Maybe you have School Cert (Certificate) and that is all you have. Or you have OND (Ordinary National Diploma) Certificate and that is all you have. Or you have a Bachelor’s, a Master’s or a PhD – Nice Degrees!

But the Value God puts on you is not a PhD, it is not a Master’s Degree, it is not a Bachelor’s Degree. It is not your father’s name.

The value He puts on you is the BLOOD OF THE SON OF GOD!

And that is how much God Values you -DON’T sell yourself CHEAP because God Paid a HIGH PRICE for you! And He thinks you are WORTH IT.

The PRECIOUS Blood of Jesus was shed for us. And He reaches to the lowest Valley and goes to the highest Mountain.

That means if God finds somebody in the gutter – A drunkard in the gutter; no hope in life, despised by all People.

But when the Blood of Jesus goes down to that gutter and touches that drunkard, instantly that Person is Precious in the sight of God.

Because the Precious Blood of Jesus reaches to the Lowest Person and to the Highest Person.

May the Blood of Jesus reach you wherever you are, touch you in your Valley; Minister life to you in your Valley, in Jesus’ Name – Amen!

The Blood of Jesus is Powerful, and does many things for us – According to Romans 5:9:

“Much more then, having now been Justified by His Blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”

1 The Blood of Jesus JUSTIFIES us before God!

Because of the Blood of Jesus, we have Passed from wrath into Peace of God.

Justified means to be Judge RIGHT; to be Presented RIGHT before God

The Blood of Jesus Present us RIGHT before God – Justifies us before God.

… Not only that;

2. The Blood of Jesus grant us ACCESS before God .

Hebrew 10:19-20; “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the Blood of Jesus, by a New and Living Way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,”

The Blood of Jesus is our PASSWORD to the Presence of God.

… And not only that;

3. The Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ gives us VICTORY over Satan.

Revelation 12:10-11 say: “Then I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, “Now Salvation, and Strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the Power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our Brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. And they overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb and by the word of their Testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death”.

The Blood of Jesus gives us Victory over Satan’s Power.

This morning and as you read this Message now even on the Label of DMC:

I. Every Satanic Power that comes against you, is Broken – Amen!*

II. Every ACCUSATION that comes against you is Broken – Amen!

III. Every WRATH that has risen against you is Broken – Amen!

Because the Blood of Jesus JUSTIFIES us before God.

The Blood of Jesus grants us ACCESS before God.

The Blood of Jesus give us VICTORY over Satan and ALL his activities.

4. And the Blood of Jesus SPEAKS BETTER THINGS for us.

Hebrews 12:22-24 says:

“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the City of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of Angels, to the General Assembly and Church of the firstborn who are registered in Heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the Spirits of Just Men made Perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the New Covenant, and to the Blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.”

The Blood of Jesus speaks better things for us!

Now, why does the Bible say that: “The Blood of Jesus speaks better things that that of Abel?”

Because after Cain had slain Abel, God came to Cain and says: ‘Where is your brother?’

… And you know his answer!

And God says: The blood of your brother is crying out to me!

In other words, after Abel was killed by his brother, his blood (his LIFE) was looking for Justice.

And God says: I need to talk to you Cain, about it.

So, the blood of a man who is killed, seeks for vengeance! The blood of People who have been unfairly treated, seek for recompense.

Many times when we look into History, we see all kinds of Evil done.

And people will say – The blood of their ancestors are looking for Vengeance or for Justice or for Recompense!

But the Blood of Jesus doesn’t look for Justice and Judgement, and Recompense;

The Blood of Jesus looks for Mercy and Forgiveness and Blessing and Increase.

So, when the Blood of Jesus Christ was shed, Judgement did not come into the world. REDEMPTION came into the world and it is a better thing!

When the Blood of Jesus Christ was shed, God didn’t go out looking for those who crucified Him – to Punish them; He went looking for those who crucified Him, to SAVE them, to deliver them, to give them Life.

And that is why the Scriptures says: “The Blood of Jesus speaks BETTER THINGS than the blood of Abel”.

And that is why sometimes I get rather fascinated when People use the Blood of Jesus AGAINST the enemy.

In a particular Prayer Expression – ‘The Blood of Jesus is smeared on your face’.

… And we think that is a Punishment!

But when the Blood of Jesus smeared on somebody: There is Peace, there is a Passover! There is Protection.

So, when you are telling your enemy: ‘I smear the Blood of Jesus on your face’; you are saying – God Protect him.

Basically, that is what you are saying!

Remember, on the day of the Passover; wherever the Blood was, God said: I will PASS OVER!

The Blood of Jesus does not destroy our enemy – The Blood of Jesus speaks BETTER THINGS than the blood of Abel.

And it is a Good Thing that you tell your enemies that: The Blood of Jesus be on them because it means that you are Protecting them.

And it is Scriptural because the Bible says: We should Pray for our enemies.

But I know that your intention was not that they do well; your intention was that the Blood would do them bad!

I have heard People Pray, and they would say: ‘I inject you be the Blood of Jesus (laughing)!’

Well, if you inject somebody by the Blood of Jesus; you are giving them LIFE, you are giving them HEALTH, you are giving them PROSPERITY, you are giving them ABUNDANCE.

Why? – Because the Blood of Jesus is not like the blood of Abel which seeks for vengeance and recompense.

… The Blood of Jesus speaks BETTER THINGS – It speaks Life!

And may the Blood of Jesus be UPON YOU – Amen!

May the Blood of Jesus be upon your FACE – Amen.

It is a sign that you are Blessed, that you are Protected, that God’s Life is upon you.

Because the Blood of Jesus speaks BETTER THINGS!

So, when you Partake of the Holy Communion, remember all of these:

1. That God is in a Covenant with you.
2. That He is speaking GOOD THINGS about you.
3. That you have ACCESS to the Throne of God.
4. That you are PRECIOUS before God.
5. That the Blood is reaching you wherever you are.

And there are People reading this Message on the Label of DMC, who are sick; there are those who are tired – But the Blood of Jesus will reach you wherever you are – Amen!

If you have been assigned unto destruction; May the Blood of Jesus come upon you, deliver you form every Assignments of the wicked one – Amen.

Jesus said: “THIS IS MY BLOOD.”

But He didn’t just say: This is my Blood; He said: this is My Blood IN THE NEW COVENANT.

And let me speak briefly about the New Covenant that this Blood brought us into.

Hebrews 8:6 says:

“But now He has obtained a more Excellent Ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a BETTER Covenant, which was established on BETTER Promises.

… A Better Covenant!

Why is the New Covenant BETTER than the Old?

1. It was the BLOOD of Jesus that was used.

In the Old Covenant, the blood of BULLS was used.

In the New Covenant, the Blood of CHRIST is used.

Of course, the Blood of Christ is FAR SUPERIOR to the blood of BULLS.

So it makes the the Covenant a BETTER ONE – a Better Covenant!

2. It is established on BETTER PROMISES What does the Passage mean by “BETTER PROMISES?’

It does not mean that God is making better Promises to us;

It is the Promise of the Promised Son.

When the Old Covenant was made on Mount Sinai, the children of Israel made a Promise to God.

God said, ‘Thou shall not (repeatedly)!’

And they made a Promise, they said: ALL that the Lord has said, WE WILL DO.

…. That is the Promise.

And on that Promise that ‘they will DO!’ God says: I am establishing a Covenant with you, because you have Promised that you will DO whatever I say.

… And you and I know, they did not do it.

So, it was a Promise that was not reliable.

But in the New Covenant, there is a Promise. And that Promise was not made by us because if we made that Promise and God depended on our Promise; then it will be like the Promise of the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

But this Promise was made by Somebody else who said: Father, not my Will, but Your WILL be done!

*And on the Promise is Submission; the Faithfulness of Christ, the Commitment of His Promise;

God says – I will make Covenant with Your Followers.

So, when God looks at us, He does not look at our Faithfulness, our Promise. He looks at the Faithfulness and the Promise of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And that is why the Bible says: “A New Covenant is established upon a Better Promise!

The One Who made the Promise is more RELIABLE.

Because the Promise is not base on us, it is based on Jesus Christ!

And because it is based on the Lord Jesus Christ, God will Heal you – Amen!

Based on the Lord Jesus Christ, God will Prosper you – Amen!

Based on the Lord Jesus Christ, God will Save you – Amen!

Based on the Lord Jesus Christ, God is e Lifter up of your head – Amen!

If God was to depend on you, there is nothing Good you can expect from Him!

But Thank God, He does not depend on you, He DEPENDS ON JESUS! – A Better Covenant; Better Promise.

And because it is better Covenant and a Better Promise, the Bible says: It offers us a MORE Excellent Ministry.

A Ministry – God’s Power that is more Glorious and more Beautiful.

And as you partake of the Holy Communion, may everything in the Blood of Jesus Christ minister LIFE to us – Amen.

May every chain be broken – Amen!

May every sins be Forgiven – Amen!

May the wrath of God depart from us – Ameñ!

May every Satanic agenda be destroyed – Amen!

May God cause you to Rise Up – Amen!

May the Blood of Jesus be like a mark on your head – Amen!

And may every destruction PASS OVER you – Amen!

May the Blood of Jesus give you a BETTER LIFE; DELIVERANCE and REDEMPTION o every sides – Amen!

Today, may the Healing Power of Christ reach you wherever you are now or as you read on the Label of DMC – Amen!

May the Lord cause you to be LIFTED UP to be the Head and not the Tail; in the Name if Jesus – AMEN!!!!

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