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Jul. 7, 2008
a bloody doorway (from a defunct blog, Aug. 26, 2007)
I was thinking about the Exodus and the Passover this morning. I came to those thoughts in a round about way, but I began to wonder what the instructions were for painting the doorway with the blood of the lamb. Deut. 12:7 says "Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops f the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. " The instructions are pretty general, but I wonder how they were carried out. Do you suppose they were concerned about using too much blood? In my minds eye I see them being very liberal with that blood, saying to themselves "I don't want that angel to miss my house. Let their be no mistake about who I am." I can imagine wives looking on while men painted the doorways and saying, "Is there anything left in that bucket? You might as well put it all on there. We don't need if for anything else".
In truth, I feel that I am making an Exodus in my life. By the grace f God I am leaving the land of bondage to my fears, some named, some unnamed. I was thanking the Lord this morning that I am covered by his blood. I Peter says I have been sanctified by the Spirit, " ....for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood.", so maybe I am a little off base when I say that I think Christ has painted me liberally with his blood. I know it is not really the amount that has made the difference, one drop would be enough to mark me, to set me apart for eternity, but marked I am. Whether is is with one drop or a gallon, I am indeed covered by that blood, and set free from the bondage of the spirit of fear. Buy his grace I will make my exodus into the land of milk and honey. |
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