Exodus 12:13 ‘When I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt

DAILY READING –  Revelation 8; Nehemiah 11; Psalm 103

On 12 December 1999, a ship named  ‘Erika’ carrying approximately 30 000 tons of heavy fuel oil broke into two, releasing thousands of tons of oil into the sea. This oil spillage greatly killed marine life and polluted the surrounding shores.
The economic consequences of this incident was quite enormous.
Investigations showed that ‘Erika’ sank due to corrosion. Severe corrosion was discovered in the ship, just weeks before the incident. However, no immediate remedial action was taken. This neglect to treat the corrosion eventually led to the ship breaking into two and creating a great maritime disaster.
Corrosion occurs when metallic materials exposed to the environment, react with the air and water, leading to rusting. There are a number of methods for preventing corrosion, and one of them is dipping the metal into anti-rust solutions. When iron is dipped into a boiling alkaline solution, a protective insoluble film is formed on them. This film protects the metal from rusting. And it is indeed interesting that as strong as iron is, it can still be overcome by rust accept it be dipped in this anti-rust solution.
Likewise spiritually there is a rust that works on the earth, trying to cause corrosion and pollution in the lives of people. This rust is the force of sin at work in the world to corrupt the hearts of men. We must therefore constantly seek the covering of the Blood of Jesus so as not to be affected or corroded by it..
No matter how strong you may be as a Christian, you still need to be dipped in the blood of Jesus to keep safe and uncorrupted by the corrosive environment of the earth. Any one not covered by the blood may soon experience the lust and rust of sin which leads to destruction. As long as we are in the world, we are continually exposed to the evil in the environment. The evil manifests as the temptations that attack our senses trying to bring us into subjection to sin. 1 John 5;18 says ‘And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.’
In a world where evil is prevalent, we need to be protected by the blood. The covering of the Blood of Jesus makes us untouchable to the rust of sin in the world. When we plead the blood continuously over our lives, it stops the encroaching power of sin from overcoming us.
Revelations 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.‘
Once the mark of the blood is upon our lives, every trouble, problems and evil harassment must stay away from us. Indeed as long as we are consciously pleading the blood over our lives, we remain inaccessible to the forces of wickedness.
It doesn’t matter the pharaoh that may have been oppressing your life or how long the oppression may have lasted, once the blood is invoked every such oppression must come to an end. It is by the blood that our rest from every oppression is secured. Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’ When we come to Jesus through His blood, then we obtain rest from the troubles and problems of life.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You that I am completely protected and covered by The Blood of Jesus. Thank You Lord for shielding me from the corruption and pollution in the world in Jesus Name.
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Your heart needs to be filled with The Word of God to the point of overflow. – WORDBITE 222