READ Exodus 12
The Passover ends with the redemption of a promise.
 
INSIGHT
Exodus 12 is one of the most remarkable and important chapters in all of the Bible. In it we learn many things:

• Only God can deliver us from sin.
• Sin's penalty is death.
• God is willing to allow a substitute death, so that we don't have to die.
• Faith is the basis of our salvation. Our belief results in our obedience.
• The Old Testament Passover lamb is a foreshadowing of the New Testament Passover Lamb, Jesus Christ.
• We are saved the same way the Israelites were saved: by faith in the substitutionary atonement of the Lamb which God provided.
• Not to accept this avenue of escape is to suffer the wrath of God.

 
PRAYER
Praise the Lord for His picture of salvation:
I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.  
For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
And your faithfulness reaches to the clouds
(Psalm 108:3-4).
 
Now pray this confession to the Lord to keep your life in fellowship with Him:
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is his faithful love toward those who fear him.  
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed
Our transgressions from us (Psalm 103:11-12).
 
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. As you agree with God's will, voice your affirmation of His Word:
I will remember the Lord’s works;
Yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.  
I will reflect on all you have done
and meditate on your actions (Psalm 77:11-12).
 
As you make your requests known to the Lord, pray for:

• Greater faithfulness with your time
• Opportunities for personal evangelism
• The concerns of your heart

 
Now offer this prayer of worship to the Lord:
Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love
So that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days
 (Psalm 90:14).