Covered By the Blood

And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. ---Exodus 12:7

God instructed His people to apply the blood of the lamb to the two side posts and on the upper doorposts of their houses. Thus, they would make a type of a Cross and be covered by the blood of the Passover lamb that had been slain for their deliverance.

God was giving His people a portrait of their redemption, pointing ahead to the time when Jesus would come and shed His blood on the Cross of Calvary. God told them, “The blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.” (Ex. 12:13)

That night, death struck the firstborn of every household in Egypt where the blood was not applied. Wherever the blood was applied to the doorpost, death passed over. Judgment didn’t fall on those residing within; instead, they went free. In the same way, when Jesus’ blood is applied to us as we make Him our Lord and Savior, final judgment passes over us, and we step into eternal glory.

We know from Hebrews 9:22 that without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins. The blood of the lamb was the sacrifice that allowed the children of Israel to walk out of Egypt’s bondage. And it is the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, that enables us to walk free of every demonic bondage—including the bondage of sickness and disease.

During this Easter Season, share this tremendous truth with the people you come in contact with. Ask them if they have ever applied that blood to the doorpost of their lives.

Confession: I have applied the blood of the precious Lamb of God to my life. Therefore, I am set free from every yoke of bondage, including sickness and disease. I now step into the provisions of healing and health that God has prepared for me through the blood of His Son.

from "Prescription for a Miracle" by Mark Brazee