SCRIPTURE: Exodus 13:8-9
8 On that day tell your son, 'I do this because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.' 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For the LORD brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.
OBSERVATION:
On the day of the Passover the fathers were to tell their sons that the reason they do the things the way they are doing because the Lord delivered them from Egypt. They did this to remember that they are to keep the Lord’s instructions of the Passover in their hearts because the Lord is the one who brought them out of Egypt by his power.
APPLICATION:
When I read this today, God placed it in my heart to remember what he has done for me. He has forgiven me. He has provided his plan of salvation for my life. He has delivered me from the death to come because of my sins which is separation from. It is a reminder of how much he truly loves me. It reminds me that the blood of his Son has been placed on the door frame of my life so that the death passes over me. He gave his Son for me and not just me but all mankind. Jesus loved us so much that he was willing to give himself as a sacrificial lamb on my behalf and behalf of the whole world. For me to keep this love bottled up inside does no good. I am to tell people how much the Father truly loves his children. How that he loves us so much that he was willing to save us despite how much it was hurting him to see his Son suffer on the cross. How can I keep that bottled up inside me, especially when it is ready to explode. If I keep it inside all it does is benefit me to a measure. But if I let that river of life burst through the dam of my heart and spill out into the world, it not only benefits me but all those around me and it benefits the kingdom of God.
PRAYER:
Heavenly Father I pray that this river of life that is on the inside of me because of the sacrifice made with the blood of Jesus, flows out of my heart and into the world so that I can be used to better benefit your kingdom. Thank you Father for forgiving me and blessing me. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen