A sudden flow of blood and water poured from Jesus’ side When the soldier pierced Him after He had died Flowing out together they became a vital clue It takes repentance and His blood to be born anew John baptized in the desert with water for repentance Many came to be released from sin’s deadly sentence Not only merely sorry, they desired something more Searching for the truth so their hearts could be made pure John prepared the way so their opened eyes could see Some who would refuse were the priests and Pharisees When Jesus proclaimed truth, many did receive The water for repentance opened a pathway to believe Jesus paid the price of sin by the shedding of His blood Those with repentant hearts are cleansed by its red flood His blood and water testify of the cure for sin It takes repentance and His blood for new life to begin Debbie Furey August 4, 2020 Luke 7:29-30 – “All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.” John 3:16-21 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.” John 19:28-37 Matthew 3 1 John 5:6-12