Exodus 12:23 
‘For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.’  

 DAILY READING –  – 1 Corinthians 7:1-24; 1 Kings 20; Amos 4:4-13

One night, when the famous evangelist John Wesley,  was returning home from a service, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature. As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, “Stop! I have something more to give you.” The surprised robber paused. “My friend,” said Wesley, “you may live to regret this sort of life. If you ever do, here’s something to remember: ‘The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin!'” The thief hurried away, and Wesley prayed that his words might bear fruit.

Years later, Wesley was greeting people after a Sunday service when he was approached by a stranger. What a surprise to learn that this visitor, now a believer in Christ as a successful businessman, was the one who had robbed him years before! “I owe it all to you,” said the transformed man. “Oh no, my friend,” Wesley exclaimed, “not to me, but to the precious blood of Christ that cleanses us from all sin!”

Indeed it is amazing the transformation that the cleansing of the blood of Jesus can bring. The yoke of a criminal lifestyle was broken in this man’s life by the power in the blood.  No one knows how long this man may have fought his criminal tendencies, but when the blood was invoked he was set free and became a transformed man. Likewise it doesn’t matter how long a man may have been in any pit, once the blood is invoked, he encounters deliverance. 

Zechariah 9:11-12 says ‘As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.’ 

There is no pit so deep, that the blood cannot pull a man out of it. There is no yoke so strong that the blood of Jesus cannot break it. There is no bondage that the blood cannot destroy. The blood is able to destroy every captivity in your life. Every evil habit, secret sin, bondage the enemy has tried to ensnare you with can be broken off you by the power of the blood of Jesus. The Bible records that after the mystery of the blood was applied in Egypt, the siege of captivity over the Israelites was broken. Any battle the enemy has arraigned against you, can be destroyed through the invocation of the blood. 

Revelation 12:11 says ‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death’

Indeed the Blood of Jesus is the Blood Covenant that redeemed us from the curse of the law to enjoy the blessings of grace. 

Many of the challenges that confront us in life are not ordinary. There is a spiritual dimension to every battle. Ephesians 6:12 says,“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Therefore you cannot confront the devil and his agents with human wisdom, scientific inventions, philosophy, or ethical principles; rather, we confront them with the spiritual weapons of our warfare which are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. And chief among these, is the weapon of the blood of Jesus. Always remember that the battle is not yours but the Lord’s. Whenever you invoke the blood, The Lord arises to smite every Egyptian, holding you in bondage.  

Exodus 12:23 says ‘For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.’

Look around you today, what is it that is still trying to hold you in bondage, what is that stubborn pharaoh that refuses to let go? It is time to invoke the blood against them. 

There is no situation so bad that the blood cannot change, there is no destiny so battered that the blood cannot recover. You can come out of the pit of poverty, disease, disfavor etc. You can recover from a life of mediocrity and low impact. No matter how long you may have been held in that pit, by the blood your deliverance is secured today.

There is a great destiny waiting for you, no devil can truncate your progress, no pharaoh can keep you in bondage. By the power of the blood of Jesus, your victory is established today. 

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the power in the blood of Jesus. Indeed today by the blood I have victory over everything contesting my glorious destiny in Jesus Name

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QUOTE 

Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222. 

[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK METAMORPHOSIS]