The Exchange

Matt. 26:28 "For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
Mark 14:24 "And He said to them, This is My blood [which ratifies] the new covenant, which is being poured out for many."
Lk. 22:20 "And in like manner He took the cup after supper, saying, this cup is the new testament or covenant in My blood, which is shed for you."
1 Cor 11:25 "... He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance."

Each of these scriptures refers to the blood of Jesus. Here, Jesus himself, connects His blood with the new covenant. When we entered into a relationship with God it was through the blood of Jesus. We entered into a blood covenant with Him. His blood is central. "Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins." It is the blood, and the blood alone, which gives us each and every single thing that God has for us.

First, the blood pays for and covers our sin. This is what kept us from God. The moment we received Jesus a divine exchange took place. God released the holy blood of Jesus to make atonement for our sins. There is so much power and provision available to us beyond initial salvation. But we must choose to appropriate that power. Even though salvation was available to us, we did not actually get saved until we came to God and accepted Christ. In the same way we must receive each benefit by choosing it, and by faith.

Through the power of Christ's blood we can exchange such things as curses for blessing; guilt for purity; sickness for health; lack for provision; sorrow for joy; slavery for freedom and death for eternal life. This is by no means a complete list.

There is another exchange that I want to mention. This is an important exchnge that the blood can accomplish for us. Unfortunately, we are very much affected by the sins of our bloodline for generations before us. As we ask the Lord, He will release the blood of Jesus to atone for generational sin, and thereby, supersede our bloodline to bring us back into His full plan for us. We will then have the spiritual authority [based on His blood] to break down generational curses, cast out familial spirits and tear down strongholds. Let's look at the steps for breaking generational impurities.

The first step is to repent for our own sin. We must be sure that we have clean hands and a pure heart before God. [Ps.24:4] We must not just blame our sin on our family traits.

The second sstep is to specifically identify the generational sins that are at work in your family.

The third is to be sure that you have forgiven your ancestors for bringing sin into the family line. Jn.20:23 says, "If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." The power of any sin will not be broken if we carry unforgiveness in our hearts. Any unforgiveness is enough for demonic forces to maintain heir power in any given area.

The fourth step is to repent for the sins in your generations. Each person will have to stand before God for his own actions. But we can appropriate the power of Jesus' blood into our bloodline and break the power of that sin in generations.