TOPIC: TIME OF FREEDOM
Text: Exodus 12:23-32
12:23 For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you.
12:24 And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever.
12:25 It will come to pass when you come to the land which the Lord will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service.
12:26 And it shall be, when your children say to you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’
12:27 that you shall say, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice of the Lord, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.’ ” So the people bowed their heads and worshiped.
12:28 Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did.
12:29 And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was [b]in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.
12:30 So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
12:31 Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the Lord as you have said.
12:32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.”
STUDY:
The Passover was a significant event to the Israelites. It was a lasting ordinance that marked their deliverance and exodus from the land of bondage. That night, God dealt a mighty blow to the land of Egypt so much so that King Pharaoh, in great distress, had to urge the Israelites to leave Egypt in haste. According to the word of God, every Egyptian family lost their firstborn sons, including animals. However, there was no casualty in the camp of Israel because they obeyed God’s word and were protected.
There may be times in our lives that the enemy would not want to let us go easily. Ordinarily, Satan will always want to keep one in bondage. However, the experience of the people of God in our text today demonstrates that there will always be that moment of freedom. God is still interested in setting His people free. However, obedience to the word of God is vital(v.28). In this season, may the Lord rescue you from the grip of the enemy! Remember that if the Son of man sets you free, you shall be free indeed(John 8:32).
Prayer:
I am breaking loose of every entanglement of Satan. I have been set free by the blood of Jesus. Amen.
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