April 8

Saved by the Blood

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 (Exodus 12:13).

Scripture: Exodus 12:1-14

Song: “Nothing but the Blood”

Saved by blood. It sounds a bit odd, I know. However, for the people who’ve written testimonies on the American Red Cross website, it’s anything but strange. A woman named Amy wrote about her open-heart surgery. She’d gone through the process to donate her own blood, so if everything went as it was supposed to, all would be fine. It didn’t. The surgery had complications and more blood was needed, much more. She said, “There was a lot of waiting and praying. If it wasn’t for the actions of the Red Cross and those who donated blood I wouldn’t be here today.”

Amy isn’t the only one to know the saving power of blood. The Israelites during the final plague on Egypt experienced it too. God wouldn’t allow a destructive plague to strike any house marked with the blood of the Passover lamb. It would be spared. The blood of the lamb marked God’s people then and still does today. If you’ve been washed in the blood of the Lamb, death cannot touch you. The blood of Jesus brings life.

Lord, thank You for Your love. We stand in awe of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. The Lamb of God shed His blood to take away our sins and give us life. May we live our lives to honor Him. Always. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

April 8–14. Bill Thomas lives in Washington, Missouri.