The Passover Lamb 4-28-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I call upon Your name -- the name that is above every name -- and seek You with all my heart at the start of a new day. ... Last week we shared in a Passover meal at a friend's house and saw so many prophesies of the coming of Christ foretold in the feast. You are the Passover Lamb (John 1.29). On the first Passover, judgment passed over every home where the blood of the lamb was applied (Exodus 12.1-28). It is the blood of the Lamb Who takes away the sins of the world that causes judgment to pass over our lives when we bring our lives under Your blood. We are cleansed from our sin and the sins of our generations "with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish" (1 Peter 1.18-19). As we call upon Your name in the confession and repentance of trusting surrender to You, Your Holy Spirit applies the blood of the Lamb to our hearts. We are cleansed of all unrighteousness so that Your judgment passes over and "the blood of Jesus, the Son of God, cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1.7). Like Pharaoh after the first Passover, the accuser of our souls is then condemned in the sea of deliverance and overcome by the waters of our freedom in You (Exodus 14.26-31). You commanded the celebration of the feast of Passover to be in the first month of the Hebrew year, "the beginning of months" (Exodus 12.1-3). Today, You call us to celebrate this blessing with clean hearts and a fresh start (1 Corinthians 5.7-8). Passover marks the season of new beginnings. As we apply the blood of the Lamb to our hearts and our homes each day, let each day be the day of new beginnings. "So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!" (2 Corinthians 5.17). We celebrate our freedom in You this new day, for the old has passed away and the judgment has passed over. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe/reply please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!