APPLYING THE BLOOD / A Lamb 4 A House

The 2^nd day of Passover

APPLYING THE BLOOD
by
Kent Clifford Cooley

(Adapted from Exodus 12:3; 1 Timothy 6:12; Revelation 12:10)

Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying,

In the tenth day of this month 
they shall take to them 
every man a lamb,

according to the house of their fathers, 
a lamb for an house:

The very first Passover began with a special emphasis on the family unit. God did not command the Israelites to take a lamb for a village or a lamb for an individual. His command was that they take a lamb for a house.

I had a great head start in life because of parents who began their marriage under the lordship of Jesus Christ. My siblings and I went to church every Sunday morning and evening, every Wednesday evening and every revival service nearby. We attended Vacation Bible Schools every summer. Our parents also planned ahead and made sure they had the money for us to go to Christian youth camps every summer. I received Christ as my personal Lord and Savior at one of those summer camps and the blood was applied to my life. The blood that was applied that day at that camp is still on the door posts of my heart.

Rebecca And I began our marriage in March of 1997 also under the lordship of Jesus Christ. In July of 1998, the Lord entrusted us with a daughter. In similar fashion, we have made sure Hannah attends church, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and Christian summer youth camps. In addition, we have put our faith on making sure Hannah is enrolled in a Christian school for most of her schooling. The most important thing is that she has received Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and it has been a direct result from decisions made in these areas.

All the pressures of the ungodly influences of this world are a factor in her life. However, the blood has been applied to our house and to her life personally. And the blood is the most powerful force in her world.

Father, we will not give up, yield or surrender to ungodly influences. As a family, we apply the blood of the Lamb to our door post. We fight the good fight of faith. We pledge our allegiance to the Lamb. As a family we are in this fight together. We overcome by the blood of the Lamb, just like they did on the first Passover. We have also read the back of the book and we know that “We Win!” So, we take courage today and receive all that is provided for us by the blood of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

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Devotion Authored by KentCliffordCooley

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A LAMB FOR A HOUSE

(Adapted from Exodus 12:3; 1 Timothy 6:12; Revelation 12:10)

Verse 1

God spoke to Moses,

“Let every man take a lamb for a house,

Slay the lame, place the blood

On their upper and side door post’s

And when I see the blood, I will pass over you

And when I see the blood, I will pass over you

Chorus

A lamb for a house

A lamb for a house

The blood has been applied to our door

A lamb for a house

A lamb for a house

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord

Verse 2

There are some promises

That we can claim for our children

We don’t have to let the enemy have them,

We can claim them for the kingdom

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WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley