On the night of the first Passover, many of the children of Israel were probably anxious. Imagine one Israelite asking another nervously, “Did you hear that the angel of death is passing through tonight?”
“Yes! We were told to put the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of our home and everything would be all right. Is that true?”
Like the Israelites, you might be wondering, “Can the blood really protect me? How much blood do I have to put on my doorposts? Will the angel of death get me if I am fearful?”
My friend, don’t add to God’s conditions. He said, “When I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you.” He did not say, “When I see the blood, plus your understanding, efforts, obedience, faithfulness and refusal to give in to fear, then I will pass over you.”
It is the blood of Jesus alone that delivers you. If you think that it is because of your faith, then you will always be wondering, “Do I have enough faith?” No my friend, it is His blood alone that saves. And when God sees that you see that it is the blood alone that saves, He calls that faith in the blood, and every plague will pass over you!
God wants you to know that it is Jesus’ blood alone that saves because every time you think that your deliverance depends partly on God and partly on you, you will not have a settled peace in your heart. But when you know that it is the blood alone that saves, you will have an unshakable peace.
It was the blood that saved the children of Israel from the destroyer on that Passover night and it is still the blood that saves today. And all you need to do for the blood to avail is to say, “Father, I thank You that the blood of Jesus alone covers me and my family. No evil, plague or disaster will befall me or my family because of the blood!”
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Do you have peace in your heart? Is there an uneasiness in your heart or is your heart settled and at peace? To have a settled heart, you have to know what you know. You had to have realized many of the questions that you've had about your salvation as well as your future, realized they've all been answered. Being anxious about the future will always have an unsettling effect on your heart. When you trust in the blood - the finished work of Jesus on the cross, you do have a peace in your heart that surpasses all human understanding. When you trust in Jesus to provide for and protect you, the future is settled. Never add to Jesus' finished work or try to change God's plans. He made these plans from the beginning and, don't worry, all is going according to plan. Do you have peace and understanding? Pray for peace and trust the answer. The answer (to all questions) is Christ.
