Exodus Chapter 12

13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.
26 And when your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?'
27 then tell them, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.' Then the people bowed down and worshipped.

This foreshadows the life and death of Jesus, our Passover Lamb.
Here, the lamb had to be killed in order to get the blood that would protect them, stop the angel of death from visiting their homes and killing their firstborn. The Israelites had to have faith that they would not be harmed, that they would be rescued and that that God would keep His promises.

In the same way, we have Jesus, who had to die so his blood could be used to pay for the sins of the world. He paid the cost for all the mean and nasty and dreadful things I have done, you have done, we have done, in order that we might leave this world and spend eternity with God. His blood has cleansed us, washed away all our sins so that God now sees us as righteous, dressed in pure white clothes, spotless and without sin.

The people were instructed to remember this day, to tell their children about it and to hold a festival each year in remembrance. In the same way, when we take Communion, that is symbolic of what Jesus has done for us, that he gave his life that we might live. So we need to tell our children, to talk about it with them and to remember all that Jesus has done for us.

But it is not just a case of sitting back on our rocking chairs and telling the children about Jesus, we need to live the life God designed us to have. God has made each one of us unique and special, and He has a plan for each of us, a plan to give us a hope and a future, not to harm us. We need to be active in telling others about Jesus, even if it is just through the written word like me here. Some people are designed to be great teachers, ministers, pastors, leaders. Others are talented musicians, great worship leaders who can direct people's thoughts, praise, and prayers to God. Still others live their lives in such a way that others are naturally drawn to them, their lives are a reflection of the glory of God and people can see Jesus through the way they live.

No matter who we are or what we do, we each need to trust God, to believe that when He says He will do something, then it is just a matter of waiting on God, to have the patience to wait for Him to move, for His timing, and to trust in God that He knows best. It is also a case of believing that we are loved by God, no matter who we are or what we have done. After all, I am sure there were some nasty people amongst the Israelites, yet God did not distinguish between any of them He saved them, all. Just as when Jesus died on the cross for our sins, he died for everyone, not just Tom, Dick and Harry, but for Fred, Jim, and everyone else. Jesus died for you, he died for me, he died for our friends, families, neighbours, people we work with , those we meet everyday, the shopkeepers, electricians, plumbers and all sorts. He is our Passover sacrifice to the Lord, and it is no coincidence that he was crucified on the eve of the Passover all those years ago.