Ephesians 2:13

Ephesians 2:13. But now -

Oh, what a blessed "but"! How much hangs upon it! Think of what God has done for you by his grace: "But now" -

Ephesians 2:13. In Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

What a power there must be about that blood, that God not only hears it speaking in heaven, that it makes a way of access for all the saints, that it cleanses from all sin, but that it brings the far-off ones nigh! We will never cease to speak of the precious blood of Jesus. There are certain people who cannot bear to hear it mentioned; but a bloodless theology is a lifeless theology, and a ministry that can do without mentioning the blood of Christ has no power to bless the sons and daughters of men.