But something happened
to them on the night of the Passover (see Exodus 12). With the blood of the
lamb applied on their doorposts, they came under God’s protection. And inside
their homes, as instructed by God, they ate the lamb roasted in fire.
I believe that those
who were blind ate the eyes of the lamb, believing that the perfect eyes of the
lamb would give them perfect vision. If they had heart conditions, they ate the
heart of the lamb, believing that their hearts would beat strong again. And if
they were lame, they ate the legs of the lamb, believing that they would be
frisking like lambs.
And when morning came,
something new and miraculous happened to them. They went forth with God no
longer as slaves but free people. They were no longer poor and needy, but possessed
silver and gold given to them by the Egyptians. And none of them—there were
about 2.5 million of them—were feeble or sickly!
If this was what the
children of Israel experienced after partaking of the Passover lamb, which was
only a shadow or type of Christ, how much more will we who have come under the
covering of the holy blood of Jesus, the true Lamb of God, experience such
blessings?
When you put your trust in the Lamb of God who was burnt by God’s fiery judgment meant for us, you will go forth daily, neither poor nor feeble, but abundantly supplied and divinely strengthened in Christ (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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