We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Many people give thanks to God when He gives. Job gave thanks when He took.

What does God mean by “The life is in the blood”?

An excellent article that answers this question is at https://www.gotquestions.org/life-is-in-the-blood.html

Another good article is at https://www.mindonjesus.com/blood-of-jesus/

The short answer is that the sin of mankind is an offense to God, which must be paid for in only one way – with the blood of a perfect man.  There is no perfect man, except Jesus Christ – so it is through Jesus only, that we can be saved from God’s requirement of Justice for our sins.