“Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed" (1 Corinthians 5:7).
Either the lamb dies.
Or the firstborn of the family dies.
The blood must be shed either way. Suppose you were an Israelite being asked to sacrifice your prized lamb and smear its blood on the door for all the neighbors to see. Would you do it? Or would you be embarrassed by such a thought?
Someone reading about the first Passover might say, “This story is absurd!” But I assure you that it is entirely true. Suppose an Israelite had refused to sacrifice a lamb. His firstborn would have died that night. Being a Jew could not save on that fateful night. It’s not national origin that matters to God but faith in God’s appointed way of salvation.
In the same way, it is not your religious affiliation that matters to God. It’s not about being Catholic or Baptist or Lutheran or And it doesn’t have anything to do with your education, your wealth, your status, your achievements, the money you’ve made, the awards you’ve won, and it certainly doesn’t involve how many important people you know.
God wants to know one thing, “Do you have faith that the blood of Jesus can wash away all your sins?” Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). The blood of Jesus cleanses us from every sin (1 John 1:7). What the Passover lamb represented in the Old Testament, Jesus fulfills in the New Testament.
Thank God for our Passover Lamb. His blood delivers us from judgment and opens the door to heaven.
Heavenly Father, thank you for providing a way for sinners like us to be saved. By the blood of Jesus we have passed over from death to life everlasting. Amen.
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