Blood – it’s not something most of us think much about, except when it starts leaking from a cut or scrape. Then we get a little panicky! Most of the time, however, we don’t give it much thought, even though it is essential to our continued existence.
This weekend, at a medical conference I attended, I met a man who thinks a lot about blood. Dr. David DeRose, author of The Methuselah Factor, is an expert in Hemorheology. Pronounced “hemo-rē-ˈäl-ə-jē”, this is the study of the physical properties of blood flow through our veins and arteries. It is concerned with the viscosity or “stickiness” of our blood.
Why is our blood’s “stickiness” important? Because it affects how well the blood flows through our system, which in turn plays a part in prevention of many diseases and conditions we often worry about, things like strokes, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Optimal hemorheology can even help prevent weight gain, arthritis, cognitive decline and hypertension.
Thankfully, simple lifestyle changes – such as drinking more water; eating a whole-food, plant-based diet; losing weight; and getting regular exercise – can improve our blood’s viscosity and flow, helping to prevent the conditions mentioned above.
There is one condition, however, these lifestyle changes cannot cure – the disease of sin. To eradicate this most deadly of diseases a more radical solution was required. We read about it in 1 Peter 2:24, which tells us Jesus “‘himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed.’”
It “was not with perishable things…that you were redeemed…but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” (1 Peter 1:18). There is no other cure for your sin. It is only the blood of Jesus, which flowed so freely for you and I on Calvary, which “purifies us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7).
Like any cure, however, this one must be accepted to be effective. Just as I would never force a treatment on a patient without their consent. God will never force you to accept Jesus as your Savior, to let His blood purify you from all sin. It is your free choice.
Today won’t you make that choice? Accept Jesus as your Savior today. There is no other cure for sin, for this disease that would destroy your soul, no other way to peace and life – only the Blood, the blood of Jesus Christ!