lamb. That blood, sprinkled on the doorpost of an Israelite house, meant that God would pass over that house. God chose a lowly but spotless lamb to provide both salvation from death and liberation to a new life for his covenant children (Ex. 12:3–7). Our hope, too, rests on the shoulders of a Lamb. Jesus didn’t come as a conquering general, to throw down the kingdoms of men. No, he came to be a sacrificial Lamb. He, too, was a Lamb without blemish, who would be sacrificed for the salvation and liberation of all who believe in him. By the power of his shed blood, we are delivered from our bondage to sin and death and liberated to a new life of freedom as the children of God. We never could have written this story. We never would have anticipated that death would be the portal to life, that God would send a Lamb to do what kings, queens, and generals could never do. Now, that’s a radical story, but it’s very, very good news.
Reflection
Why was Jesus’s death for our sins something “only God could have done”?
Prayer
Lord, I seek you and call upon your name. Please forgive me of my sins and have compassion on me. I praise you that your thoughts and ways are infinitely wiser and better than mine. Thank you for sending your Son as the sacrifice for my sins. May he be my only comfort and hope. I pray to you in his name, amen.
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