Derek Prince - Applying the Blood: How to Release the Life and Power of Jesus Sacrifice

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F OREWORD

M ANY C HRISTIANS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE WORDS OF Power in the Blood, the old revival hymn: There is power, power, wonder-working power in the precious blood of the Lamb. Every believer should be well aware of the profound spiritual truths embodied in those words. But are we?

In this book, Applying the Blood, we receive from Derek Prince a necessary foundationnot only a comprehensive exposition of the theological significance of the blood of Jesus, but also a helpful instruction manual regarding its practical application in our lives.

Derek Prince has approached this topicfirst and foremostwith a profound sense of wonder and honor. Why is that so necessary and appropriate?

It is important because, as Derek comments in the book, solid biblical teaching on this subject is not always easy to find throughout the Body of Christ. We hear frequent references to the blood of Jesus in the normal course of conversations among Christians. But how many of us really understand its full impact or practical outworking in our life and faith?

Another significant reason to study this topic is the fact that many Christian traditions repeatedly use phrases like pleading the blood or putting it under the blood or being covered in the blood of Jesus, sometimes to a degree that almost makes the phrase seem mundane or commonplace. However, as Derek readily points out, the lifeblood which was poured out by our Savior was anything but common.

The sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Messiahand the power released by the shedding of His blood in His passionwas and is extraordinary and phenomenal. Even more so when we put its power to work in our lives by using the biblical practices presented in this book. As this teaching unfolds, we trust that you, too, will be filled with a sense of honor, awe, and wonder at the profound significance of His outpouring for you.

Derek recognized that any focus on blood or any reference to applying the blood may cause a level of discomfort. In one section of Applying the Blood, he said: There is always something a little bit disgusting about blood. I was a medical orderly in World War II, so I saw plenty of blood. But I also remember as a young boy, when I was about seven or eight years old, that if I saw bloodit had a real impact upon me emotionally. Even though I have grown past that kind of reaction, there is still something about blood that is very, very serious. Blood is a matter of life and death.

We can appreciate that kind of candid recognition on Dereks part. Even so, he followed these comments by asking you and me to persevere beyond any potential aversion to the topic. Here is Dereks goal for usthe result he hopes you and I will experience as we engage in our encounter with Applying the Blood: I believe that if you will follow me through this teaching, it will give you a new insight into the life that is available to you and me thorough Jesus and the precious blood He shed on our behalf.

The International Publishing Team of
Derek Prince Ministries

Chapter 1

T HE L IFE -T AKER AND THE L IFE -G IVER

I WANT TO INTRODUCE THE TOPIC OF THIS BOOK, Applying the Blood, by focusing on Jesus as the Life-Giverthe One who gives life. The Bible, especially in Johns Gospel, clearly depicts two opposite persons. One is the life-taker and the other is the Life-Giver. You and I need to be able to identify bothto know how to resist the workings of the life-taker and instead receive the presence and power of the Life-Giver in our lives.

Lets begin our study of this concept by examining the words that Jesus spoke in John 10:10:

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

This verse clearly reveals two opposing persons at work in the worldthe thief who only comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy; and Jesus, who comes to give life and to give it more abundantly.

T HE L IFE -T AKER

Who is the thief? You probably have little doubt about his identity. He is a person about whom Jesus regularly spoke and taughtan intensely evil being known as the devil or Satan. He is the life-taker. It is important for us to recognize that the devil is a real personnot a religious fiction or tradition, but a real spiritual being.

The American evangelist Oral Roberts used to say, and I think it is well worth repeating, There is no goodness in the devil, and there is no badness in God. God is altogether good, and the devil is altogether bad. Those terms are not synonymous. Each has a specific significance.

To Steal

The devil comes to stealthat is, he desires to take away that which has been given us from God. His intent is to take away every good thing God wants us to have. What are those good things? Our innocence, our integrity, our peace of mind, our health, and the happiness of our homes and our families. When the devil comes, he comes with the intention of stealing all those.

Are you someone from whom the enemy has stolen much? Perhaps as you ponder this question, you are realizing that you have no peace of mind and no sense of personal identity. In fact, you feel troubled or insecure. Maybe you have been through the agonies of some family breakup. Perhaps you have never known who to blame. I am telling you now that the one responsible for your loss is the devilthe thief.