When I became a Christian one of the first things to impact my life was the knowledge that I could have complete peace of mind because of the blood of Christ. As my understanding of how Jesus had won the victory over sin and death deepened, I knew that I could trust Him for everything in my life and the world around me. Not only had His blood cleansed me from sin and a guilty conscience, but it also had the power to liberate me from worrying about all the evil going on in the world.

Christians are keenly aware that the world is evil and that things are only going to get worse, but I have to wonder if we might be dwelling too much on this. I had to stop regularly checking my Facebook news feed because I grew weary of the never-ending stream of commentary on things like gay marriage, Planned Parenthood, shootings, ISIS, and Cecil the lion.

I believe these things need to be brought to light but for me the steady barrage of depressing news can be overwhelming. I can do nothing about these things except to obey the Lord and pray, so why should I continually fill my mind with things that make me anxious?

When I became a Christian one of the first things to impact my life was the knowledge that I could have complete peace of mind because of the blood of Christ. As my understanding of how Jesus had won the victory over sin and death deepened, I knew that I could trust Him for everything in my life and the world around me. Not only had His blood cleansed me from sin and a guilty conscience, but it also had the power to liberate me from worrying about all the evil going on in the world.

We used to sing a hymn called “Power in the Blood” but I wonder if in these troubling times we’ve somehow overlooked this simple message. An elderly sister in Christ gave me a tract back in the 70’s entitled “The Mind Under the Blood” and I was happy to find it online the other day. Here are some excerpts from it:

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