Speaker: B. Caesar
Series: Power in the Blood
Focus Scripture
Hebrews 9:14 — “How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offer himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God.”
Introduction
Now, most of you know the show that’s called The Price is Right, and you know what happens on The Price is Right. People have to guess the cost of an item. And once they guess it, if they come close to it, or if they’re a little bit off, they’re still rewarded. But I’m talking about a price that has no monetary value to it at all. It’s priceless, because this price I’m talking about is the shed bloody Lord Jesus Christ.
We are looking at the letters, P R I C E. That shed blood was perfect. It was revolutionary. It was intentional. It was compassionate. And it was efficacious.
Perfect — P
P for perfect, R revolutionary, I intentional, C compassionate, and E efficacious. Perfect. Jesus was the perfect. Spotless, sinless, and holy Lamb of God. Now, only perfection could pay the debt of imperfection, and we are not a perfect people, filled with imperfection, but perfect in God. His perfect Son. Jesus, died on this cross, so that imperfection cannot have hope.
And that’s what we read in:
Hebrews 9:14 — “How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, offer himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God.”
You’re supposed to be serving the living God. We are not walking in dead works anymore, but our works are alive, because the price was paid by the shed blood of Jesus Christ at Calvary.
Ladies and gentlemen, perfection met penalty, and perfection won. Hallelujah! We should be praising the Lord right now, because we are walking in victory. The sacrifice was perfect. There was no blemish, no fault, no sin. Jesus’ spotlessness met every requirement. He fulfilled the law. He didn’t do away with it. He fulfilled the law, and satisfied every demand that justice was requiring, and through His perfection, guess what? Our imperfection was covered and our debt was completely paid. Hallelujah!
Hebrews 10:14 — “For by one offering, he has perfected forever.”
Tell yourself: I’m perfected forever. Yes, we have thoughts. Yes, we make mistakes, but through the shed blood of Jesus, because the price was paid, lift your hand and say: “I am perfected! Through the shed blood of Jesus Christ!”
Revolutionary — R
And then it was revolutionary. Revolutionary. Now when you look at Calvary and the cross and what happened, and we read in the word of God, this was no ordinary feat. Come on. This was extraordinary. It was revolutionary. It wasn’t just ordinary. Jesus didn’t just change history. What did He do? He redefined eternity.
He didn’t just change history, because what He did was revolutionary. Revolutions change history. Revolutions change the course of nations. And not only did He change history, but He redefined eternity. So come on—we are assigned through the Lord eternal life because the perfect price was paid.
The cross turned shame into salvation. So come on, if you’re walking around in shame, walking around in guilt, walking around in despair and despondence—come on, you are delivered, because deliverance and pain were changed into power.
And then when we look at His resurrection, He started a revolution of grace. Come on. Look at what we gain today. Whatever your sins are, they’re in the sea of forgetfulness. This act of love changed everything. An act of love. Don’t take that love for granted. Don’t walk all over His love, because He paid a sacrificial price uncalculated for us.
He didn’t just turn the world upside down. He turned it right side up. And that’s what we need to tell our neighbors, our coworkers, the people we work with, the people we rub shoulders with— that even though the world is upside down right now—with the economy, with the government, with the hurricanes, and so and so—He came and turned everything right side up. So there’s hope, ladies and gentlemen. Hope beyond what our eyes see. Hope beyond what we are experiencing.
Heaven invaded Earth. Darkness was disarmed. Death lost its dominion. Come on, we’re living life! Abundant life! The cross was not defeat—it was a divine disruption. The greatest revolution in human history took place on the cross of Calvary as the price was paid.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — “If anyone is in Christ, you are a new creature. All things have passed, and everything has become new.”
Intentional — I
That’s intentional. Nothing, ladies and gentlemen, nothing about Calvary was accidental. This was planned. Before the foundations of the world, this was planned. Before you were in your mother’s womb, this was planned. It was intentional for you. Every step, every word, every drop of blood was intentional. The journey that He took onto Calvary was intentional because He was coming after you and He was coming after me. From the cradle to the cross, Jesus moved with purpose. Those 33 years that He lived, it was with purpose—fulfilling prophecy and redeeming hearts, redeeming you and me.
He chose the cross out of His love for me.
John 10:18 — “No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.”
He said, “Nevertheless, not my will, but Your will be done.”
Don’t take His love and don’t take the price for granted. He lay it down. Nothing was accidental. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross. He didn’t stumble into the cross—He embraced it. For you. For me. Knowing it was the only way to redeem us.
Compassionate — C
It was compassion. Compassion kept Him on that cross. It wasn’t the nails. Yes, physically it did, but His compassion for you and for me is what held Him on that cross. He looked beyond my faults, your faults, our faults, and saw our need—that we needed to be forgiven. Hallelujah. Never take the blood for granted. Never take the price for granted.
His love was unmeasured, and because His love was unmeasured, He bore the pain. My God, the pain. The pain He suffered for you and for me. Don’t forget the pain He suffered for you and for me. The embarrassment He carried. His love paid for it.
Romans 5:8 — “But God demonstrated His own love for us in that while we were yet in our sins, Christ died for us.”
The price was paid on that cross. They mocked Him. They pierced Him. They spat in His face. They put a crown of thorns on His head. But mercy came from His lips—”Father, forgive them.” Mercy came from His lips.
Efficacious — E
And then it was efficacious. That’s the letter E. His blood wasn’t symbolic. It was efficacious— fully effective, totally effective, powerful and sufficient.
Why are you looking to the east and to the west when your deliverance is waiting? Your breakthrough is coming through the efficacious, all-powerful blood of Jesus.
Yes, the blood is still working. Yes, the blood works in your finances. The blood works in your sick body. The blood works in your rebellious children. The blood works when your husband is giving heartache or your wife is troublesome—the blood still works, because the price was paid.
We know how to pray because the blood never loses its power.
1 John 1:7 — “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
It cleanses. It restores. It heals. It covers. It never loses its strength. The sacrifice wasn’t symbolic—it was sufficient. The work is finished. Salvation is secured. The price is right, because Jesus paid it all. No coupons. No discounts. No debt remains.
Through this perfect, revolutionary, intentional, compassionate, efficacious sacrifice, we stand free, forgiven, and forever loved.
Conclusion
The price is right. Jesus paid it all. Thank You God that Your blood still speaks—mercy over judgment, life over death. We walk in victory.
Final Exhortation
This price is right. Never take the blood for granted. There is hope beyond what our eyes see. Hope beyond what we are experiencing. He turned it right side up.
Prayer
Father, thank You for this time together. Thank You for Your word that is powerful and meaningful. Bless Your people today as we move into prayer. We bless You in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.
