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 – – Hebrews 6:13-20; Exodus 1:1-2:25; Psalm 40
Oscar Cervantes, who is well known for his prison ministry, is a dramatic example of Christ’s power to transform lives. As a child, Oscar began to get into trouble. Then as he got older, he became worse, he was jailed 17 times for brutal crimes. Prison psychiatrists said he was beyond help. His case was seen as hopeless. But they were wrong! During a brief interval of freedom, Oscar met an elderly man who told him about Jesus. From that moment, an amazing transformation occurred in Oscar’s life. Oscar placed his trust in The Lord and his life became changed dramatically; from a hardened criminal, he was changed into a kind, caring man. Shortly afterward he started a prison ministry. Prison inmates would come to hear Oscar and sit intently for over 2 hours listening to the Gospel as he preached. God used Oscar to affect many lives for Christ. Hardened criminals were transformed through his ministry. Indeed his life became a living testimony of God’s power to alter lives positively.
Indeed it is amazing the transformation that the power in the blood of Jesus can bring. The yoke of a criminal lifestyle was broken in Oscar’s life by the power in the blood. What professional psychiatrists had failed to do for Oscar in years of counseling, was achieved by the power in the blood of Jesus instantly. He was set free from every captivity and became a transformed man.
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 reach in and pull a man out of it. There is no yoke so strong that the blood of Jesus cannot break. There is no bondage so thick that the blood cannot destroy. The blood is able to destroy any form of captivity in your life. Every evil habit, every secret sin, every addiction, every bondage that the enemy has tried to ensnare you with, can be broken off instantly 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 won today 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’
The Blood of Jesus is the Covenant that redeemed us from the curse of the law to enjoy the blessings of grace. Therefore, look around you today, what is that stubborn pharaoh still trying to hold you in bondage? It is time to invoke the blood against him. By the power in the blood, you can break the yoke of captivity. No matter how long you may have been held back in any bondage, today is your day of freedom. Indeed by the blood, your deliverance is secured permanently in Jesus Name.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the yoke breaking power in the blood of Jesus. Indeed today by the power in the blood, every bondage and captivity is destroyed in my life forever! I have victory over everything contesting my glorious destiny in Jesus Name.
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It’s never over in your life until you win. God is still in control of your life.
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