The medical term for sweat and blood is hematidrosis. Initial signs of this rare condition often develop from the forehead, underneath nails or begin as a nose bleed. Meanwhile, the phrase blood, sweat and tears refers to pouring your heart and soul into a business, career or project. When you invest a large portion of your life or time into something special, its like a woman giving birth, enduring labor pains until you see the end result, a child of God.
Jesus did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption, Hebrews 9:12.
While every venture in life is a noble cause, nothing compares to the sacrifice made by the Son of God. Following Adam and Eve’s blunder, the serpent, symbolic of Satan, is notified about an individual who will crush his head. Yet, this wasn’t possible until a series of event had to play out. An the eve of the completion of God’s plan, overwhelming stress led Jesus’ sweat to become like blood. Whether this was figuratively or literally occurred, it doesn’t matter. The point is that an innocent man laid down his life, willing to die, once and for all to atone for the sins of the world.
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends, John 15:13.
As another Palm Sunday approaches, don’t forget about the sweat of blood endured for you and for me. While everyone has their own unique struggles to conquer sin in their life, the author of Hebrews has a simple suggestion. In your battle against sin, you have not shed blood like Jesus. Therefore, lean on God’s grace, throw off those things holding you back spiritually and thank the Lamb of God for giving everyone a second chance. May the truth about the resurrection revive and rejuvenate your faith this Easter and continue throughout the year.
by Jay Mankus
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