Good
Morning Friends,
God
had one final plague for Egypt. It would be far more painful that any of the
others. God would send the death angel to take the lives of every firstborn son
in Egypt. But for the Jews there would be a way out from under this plague.
Each
family was to take a year old lamb or goat, without defect. (Exodus 12:6) These
animals were to be killed, their meat eaten in a celebration, and the blood of the
animal was to be used as a marker on each house. The blood was to be applied to
the doors, along the sides of the door and over the top of the door. (Exodus
12:7) When the death angel passed through Egypt he would see the blood on the
doors and he would pass over those homes without bringing death to them.
“The
blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the
blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike
Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13)
The
lives of the Israelites would start over because of this miracle of salvation from
God. “The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, ‘This month is to be for you
the first month of your year.’” (Exodus 12:1-2)
Passover
was to commemorate a new year – a new life for Israel!
A
couple of thousand years later, God performed another miracle of salvation
through blood. Not through the blood of lambs or goats, but by the blood of
God’s own Son. When the blood of God’s own Son is applied to your life, it’s
the start of a whole new life. The past is gone and a new day has dawned for
you!
Israel
would never be the same again. God was freeing them from their bondage to
Egypt. He was setting them on their way toward the Promised Land!
When
we come to the Lord, our lives are never the same again, either. We are freed from our bondage to sin. God
sets us on our way toward the Promised Land!
In
Jesus, it’s a new day – a new life!
His,
by Grace
Steve
No comments:
Post a Comment