The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 14 April 2026
Daily Fountain Devotional 14 April 2026 TOPIC: The Passover Blood of the Lamb
SCRIPTURE READING: Exodus 12:1-13
1 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “From now on, this month will be the first and most important of the entire year. 3-4 Annually, on the tenth day of this month (announce this to all the people of Israel) each family shall get a lamb[a] (or, if a family is small, let it share the lamb with another small family in the neighborhood; whether to share in this way depends on the size of the families). 5 This animal shall be a year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, without any defects.
6 “On the evening of the fourteenth day of this month, all these lambs shall be killed, 7 and their blood shall be placed on the two side-frames of the door of every home and on the panel above the door. Use the blood of the lamb eaten in that home. 8 Everyone shall eat roast lamb that night, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 9 The meat must not be eaten raw or boiled, but roasted, including the head, legs, heart, and liver.[b] 10 Don’t eat any of it the next day; if all is not eaten that night, burn what is left.
11 “Eat it with your traveling clothes on, prepared for a long journey, wearing your walking shoes and carrying your walking sticks in your hands; eat it hurriedly. This observance shall be called the Lord’s Passover. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt tonight and kill all the oldest sons and firstborn male animals in all the land of Egypt, and execute judgment upon all the gods of Egypt—for I am Jehovah. 13 The blood you have placed on the doorposts will be proof that you obey me, and when I see the blood I will pass over you and I will not destroy your firstborn children when I smite the land of Egypt.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron as he was set to deliver the children of Israel with His outstretched mighty hand from the bondage of Pharaoh, King of Egypt. He gave them specific instructions on how the Passover feast should be celebrated, and promised to pass over the house of every Israelite upon whose doorpost and lintel were sprinkled with the Lamb’s blood. In verse 13 specifically, the scripture reads thus”… for when I see the blood, I will pass overyou.”
Beloved, it is instructive and humbling to acknowledge that none of us is worthy except through the paschal blood of atonement. Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice as our Passover Lamb for our redemption, healing, deliverance, and peace with God. It is the blood of Jesus that speaks for us, not our self-righteousness, moral piety, philanthropy, charity, etc. It is His blood alone that excludes us from destruction and guarantees our safety.
Little wonder the song writer says:… nothing but the blood of Jesus. It is the blood that protects, preserves, delivers and secures. The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous runs therein and is safe (Prov. 18:10). Is the blood your plea? Is the blood speaking for you? Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power, are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
PRAYER FOR TODAY: Iplead the Blood of the Lamb. Lord, may your blood speak for me todayandalways, in Jesus’Name, Amen.