Type O Negative blood

The Universal Donor

If you ever find yourself, either by virtue of illness or injury, in need of
a blood transfusion, you'd better hope your local blood bank has a good
supply of a compatible blood type.

According to INFO PLEASE:

Human blood is grouped into four types: A, B, AB, and O. Each letter refers
to a kind of antigen, or protein, on the surface of red blood cells. For
example, the surface of red blood cells in Type A blood has antigens known
as A-antigens.

Each blood type is also grouped by its Rhesus factor, or Rh factor. Rhesus
refers to another type of antigen, or protein, on the surface of red blood
cells. Blood is either Rh positive (Rh+) or Rh negative (Rh-). About 85% of
Americans have Rh+ blood.

Blood types become very important when a blood transfusion is necessary. In
a blood transfusion, a patient must receive a blood type that is compatible
with his or her own blood type - that is, the donated blood must be accepted
by the patient's own blood. If the blood types are not compatible, red
blood cells will clump together, making clots that can block blood vessels
and cause death.

Type O Negative blood is considered the "universal donor" because it can be
donated to people of any blood type.

Because of our sins, each of us is in a fatal condition, "for the wages of
sin is death" (Romans 6:23). We need a type of "blood transfusion."

God loves us so much that He gave His Son to die on the cross for our sins
(John 3:16). The blood that Jesus shed in His death has paid the price for
our redemption from sin: "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace" (Ephesians 1:7).
Jesus is the only "universal donor," for only the sinless Son of God could
pay the price for our sins with His blood (1 John 2:2).

In order to have His cleansing blood applied to our lives, we must place our
faith and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38; 22:16). The
blood of Jesus continues to cleanse the child of God from sin as he
continues to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).

"The life of the flesh is in the blood" (Leviticus 17:11). Our physical
bodies can't live without blood. Even so, salvation and eternal life are
found in the blood of Jesus (Romans 6:23).

The Apostle Peter wrote to Christians: "For you know that it was not with
perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the
empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the
precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect" (1 Peter
1:18-19).

Won't YOU appropriate the cleansing blood of Christ through your trusting
obedience?

-- David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from "Blood Types" in www.infoplease.com

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