The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 14 April 2026 – The Passover Blood Of The Lamb
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TOPIC: The Passover Blood Of The Lamb
READ: Exodus 12:1-13 (KJV)
1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,
2 “This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb[a] for his family, one for each household.
4 If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.
5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.
6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
8 That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast.
9 Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire—with the head, legs and internal organs.
10 Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it.
11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the Lord’s Passover.
12 “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt
THE MESSAGE:
The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron as He was set to deliver the children of Israel with His outstretched mighty hand from the bondage of Pharaoh, King of Egypt. He gave them specific instructions on how the Passover feast should be celebrated, and promised to pass over the house of every Israelite upon whose doorpost and lintel were sprinkled with the Lamb’s blood. In verse 13 specifically, the scripture reads thus”… for when I see the blood, I will pass over you.”
Beloved, it is instructive and humbling to acknowledge that none of us is worthy except through the paschal blood of atonement. Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice as our Passover Lamb for our redemption, healing, deliverance, and peace with God. It is the blood of Jesus that speaks for us, not our self-righteousness, moral piety, philanthropy, charity, etc. It is His blood alone that excludes us from destruction and guarantees our safety. Little wonder the song writer says: “… nothing but the blood of Jesus”. It is the blood that protects, preserves, delivers and secures. The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous runs therein and is safe (Proverbs 18:10). Is the blood your plea? Is the blood speaking for you? Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power, are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
PRAYER: I plead the Blood of the Lamb. Lord, may Your blood speak for me today and always, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
