Exodus 12:13 ‘’The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt”.

DAILY READING; 2 Corinthians 13; 1 Chronicles 3-4; Zephaniah 1

Martin Luther was one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity. He sparked the Protestant Reformation in 1517, and his actions set in motion tremendous reforms within the Church. Later, he and his followers split from the Catholic Church to begin the Protestant tradition.

However, five years after all this, his faith came under severe test. At this time a bubonic plague had broken out in Europe. This plague was a reoccurring outbreak from the Black Death which had earlier haunted Europe in 1347, wiping out almost half the population in just five years.

In August of 1527 this plague struck Wittenberg, the town where Martin Luther resided.  Because the likelihood of survival was very low, many people fled from the town. However, Martin Luther and his pregnant wife Katharina, stayed back.  Despite the calls for him to flee Wittenberg with his family, Luther and Katharina rather opened their home as a ward to the sick. They treated the infected, using the opportunity to preach Christ and pray for healing.  While people around them died of the plague, miraculously Martin and his wife were preserved by God’s power.

The plague lasted in Wittenberg for only three months ending in November of 1527.  After the plague, Martin Luther, amazed by God’s divine protection began to meditate upon Psalm 46 which says in part; ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.’ From these meditations, he penned the great hymn, ‘A Mighty Fortress is Our God.’ This has become one of the most popular and most beloved hymns of all times.

Indeed a mighty fortress is our God. He is our refuge and divine protection in every time of trouble. Part of what Jesus accomplished at the cross was obtaining for us protection by His Blood. Ever since His blood was poured out at Calvary, it has been speaking on our behalf ‘Passover’ to every plague.

In Exodus 12:12-13 God said to Moses ‘I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you..”

The Blood seals and separates us from plagues and destruction. Just as the blood of the lamb protected God’s people from the judgments of Egypt, the blood of Jesus does the same for us today. In Malachi 3:6, God says ‘For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.’

Because God does not change, the same way He exempted Israel from the plagues of Egyptians, so will He exempt us today by the mark of the Blood. We may not see the blood with our physical eyes, but it is a real tangible mark upon every believer. The mark of the Blood, identifies us as Blood-washed and blood-bought. It shows that we belong to the One who was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. Jesus has already paid the price. And indeed affliction cannot arise a second time. The Blood continually speaks over our lives, ‘Touch not’ to every passing plague or evil.

The only way a believer can be afflicted is if he steps out of the hedge of the protection of the Blood. This is why we are counseled by Scriptures not to break the hedge through sin, so that the serpent will not bite. Living in holiness and purity ensures we remain under God’s divine refuge. This indeed makes us untouchable and makes us invincible to every evil of these end-times.

PRAYER: Father I thank You for shielding me from every evil through the Blood of Jesus. Today, I receive the fullness of the benefits Christ purchased for me at Calvary by His blood. Indeed affliction can never arise a second time in my life in Jesus Name.

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For you to enjoy victory in The Kingdom of God, you need to develop a kingdom mind, that thinks in line with The Word of God. – WORDBITE 222.