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39 “The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are.”

 Exodus 12:13

 Here in the depths of the Old Testament we have a wonderful picture of what Jesus our Saviour has done for us. The shed blood of the Lord Jesus is very precious to God and to the Christian believer. By that blood we are protected against the full wrath of God against sin and sinners like us. Just as the Israelites at this time of God’s judgment on Egypt were protected by the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of their houses, so we are covered by the blood of Christ who has taken the punishment for us and set us free. That blood is able to free us from all our sin and bad habits and make us right with God. It is the sure recompense for our sin and ensures that we are brought safely to heaven.

“In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace..”

 Ephesians 1:7

Such is the mercy of God all through the history of humankind that He is willing and able to save us and sent our Saviour to be the propitiation for our sin. We can depend on Him, just as the Israelites were saved by the blood, so we also are saved by the shed blood of Jesus.

“…and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.”

 Colossians 1:20