January 24, 202: His Blood Is Still Visible

“The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13, ESV)

We live in a world of signs. Everywhere you look, you see a sign. Why so many signs? Signs tell us something. They communicate information. The Father spoke to Moses and said, “The blood shall be a sign for you.” Therefore Moses instructed the children of Israel to place the blood of a lamb on their doorposts and lintels. That blood would be a visible sign to the Lord and the destroyer, and it would communicate: “... when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.” (Exodus 12:23, ESV)

The blood was placed on the doorposts and lintels by faith. If you did not believe the Word of the Lord, you would not have put the blood out as a sign. Death would have entered your home, and you would have experienced loss.

We apply the blood of Jesus to our hearts when we put our faith in His finished work on the cross. The blood that Jesus shed was the Blood of the Lamb of God, His Son. When applied by faith to our hearts, it becomes a sign that says, “No death allowed!” 

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live,” (John 11:25, ESV).  His blood is visible on our hearts.