When the children of Israel were slaves in Egypt, they lived in poverty and faced daily hardships from their cruel taskmasters. Scars and fresh lashes from their masters’ whips covered their bodies. The blistering heat of Egypt caused excruciating sores to fester. Many of them were bent over because of the long hours spent carrying tons of bricks and mortar. Slaving away for long hours under harsh conditions added years to them. And with no proper nourishment, many of them were feeble and emaciated.
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!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
You can 'go forth daily' like Pastor Prince says knowing that the Lord will take care of you. Health and wealth are truly blessings from our Lord and He is always more than willing to provide them to us His children. Why should we always look forward with a confident expectation and have such hope in our hearts? The hope we have in our heart is what fuels our life. Knowing God and what God has done for us- sending His own Son to be the propitiation of our sin... we can face every new day with joy and peace, always looking forward to what the day will bring. Today, understand your standing with God, your place in the world and look forward to the wonderful blessings that your heavenly Father is about to give you. Pray with thanksgiving that you can't wait to see what He has in store.
