A Personal Lamb

Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying.  In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:  And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 

Exodus 12: 3 & 4 

One of the matters of importance which God emphasized in His instructions to the people of Israel was their selection of the lamb.  At the outset of the process, He tells them to select a lamb, ‘according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.’  He further specifies that everyone was included, ‘according to the number of persons, according to each man’s need.’  This brings us to consider Christ as a very personal Savior.  We repeat the emphasis of the New Testament which makes the application to us when it says, ‘For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.’  Notice the, pronouns, ‘our’ and ‘for us.’  This is utterly consistent with Christ’s references to ‘all that the Father gives me shall come to me,’ and His constant references to ‘my people,’ ‘my sheep’ and ‘my flock.’  Christ is a very personal Savior.  We speak of Him as the Savior of the world and the Savior of sinners, but it is when He becomes ‘my Savior…my Lord and my God,’ that He becomes most valuable to us.  He is ‘the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world,’ but He is never more dear than when He bears away my sin and my iniquity.  Do not rest tonight before this has become your experience.  Make Christ your Lamb today. 

O, Lamb of God,  
we rejoice that You are our Savior,  
beside Whom we need no other. 
We praise you that You are very near and dear to us, 
because of Your personal, saving work. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning