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Painted Red: The Significance of the Passover

April 11, 2014 by stultsmamaof4 29 Comments

Paint.

It covers whatever is beneath it, each brush stroke blotting out all that came before.

It covers nail holes and cracks in the walls, the scribbles of a toddler and the spills of a preschooler.  It covers poorly chosen colors and other such mistakes.  It even covers rust and mildew, evidences of time and neglect. Paint masks all imperfections.

Paint makes old things new again, clean again, perhaps even beautiful again.

Yet at that first Passover, the paint was hardly beautiful – fresh blood splashed red across door frames painted as a covering, a protection over what was to come.

The people of God believed, and so they painted, each household, the blood of an innocent lamb across their door frames.  They splashed ugly smears of musky red in faith that Yahweh would keep his promise to them.

Then they waited…

 

… as death passed over them, leaving their firstborns untouched, an act of mercy.

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And again over a thousand years later, only days after the Passover celebration, a one and only Son painted a cross red with his own blood, spilled it willingly for a world full of undeserving sinners.

The bloody mess of his tortured, nail-driven flesh was gruesome, but the promise, the promise was a thing of beauty beyond comprehension.

Once again mankind would be passed over because of the blood of the Lamb.

Once again, salvation would be freely offered to those who chose to believe the promise.

This is what it means to be painted red. All of the mistakes, ugliness, and scars that were ours before are blotted out by bold, beautiful strokes in the hand of a Master who loves us enough to give a one and only Son. Painted Red What the first Passover means for us today

Now we who believe are painted righteous by faith, passed over, wiped clean.

All of the mistakes, ugliness, and scars that were ours before are blotted out by bold, beautiful strokes in the hand of a Master who loves us enough to give a one and only Son.

Romans 5:8-10

 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.

10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been

reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

Thus, the ugly red paint brings forth new life and along with it, joy and peace and beauty.

So those once black with sin

are now washed white as snow,

painted red

by the blood of the Lamb.

Jen 🙂

Do you understand the significance of the Passover? Jesus is our Passover Lamb!

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This is what it means to be painted red. All of the mistakes, ugliness, and scars that were ours before are blotted out by bold, beautiful strokes in the hand of a Master who loves us enough to give a one and only Son. Painted Red What the first Passover means for us today. Christianity, Easter, Passover, Passover Lamb, Jesus, Christian Women, Devotional, Bible

I’m joining the brave and lovely Five Minute Friday writers again this week over at Lisa-Jo’s place.  She chooses a word prompt and we all write fast and furiously for five(ish) minutes, no planning, no editing, no over-thinking.  All are welcome, so come on over and join us!

 

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Comments

  1. Loni says

    April 11, 2014 at 00:27

    I so love this! LOVE the verse on the red paint! PERFECT for this time of year!

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 11, 2014 at 00:40

      Thanks for leaving me some encouragement!
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jamie Gunn says

    April 11, 2014 at 00:45

    Belief in a promise prompting faithful action. Wonderful encouragement – God makes all things beautiful! Visiting from Five Minute Friday.

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 11, 2014 at 11:12

      Thanks for stopping by, Jamie!
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  3. Leah Adams (@PointMinistries) says

    April 11, 2014 at 05:08

    That was lovely. Such a simple, beautiful, life-giving truth. Blessings to you.

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 11, 2014 at 11:12

      Thank you, Leah! He makes all things beautiful.
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  4. jenniferlinck says

    April 11, 2014 at 06:57

    Great post! How creative you were with today’s prompt! Happy Friday! Just stopping by from the FMF linkup!

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 11, 2014 at 11:13

      It’s always nice to meet a fellow Jennifer. 🙂 So glad you stopped by today!
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  5. Rachael @ mommylcsw says

    April 11, 2014 at 08:24

    I absolutely love the parallels of the lambs sacrificed in Exodus, and the blood of The Lamb shed on the cross! I was just sharing this with my children a few weeks ago as we read through the Exodus account, a perfect preparation for Easter to come. Thank you for your words here!

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 11, 2014 at 11:15

      Me, too, Rachael! The Bible is just rich with imagery and foreshadowing and all sorts of lovely literary techniques. I’m so glad to hear you’re sharing with your children how the OT relates to the NT!
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  6. Jolene Underwood (@Faith_Eyes) says

    April 16, 2014 at 16:11

    Love this…”Now we who believe are painted righteous by faith, passed over, wiped clean. All of the mistakes, ugliness, and scars that were ours before are blotted out by bold, beautiful strokes in the hand of a Master who loves us enough to give a one and only Son.”

    Amen. Such a trust to paint blood & believe death would pass over. May we trust Him when He says that we are passed over by His blood too.

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 16, 2014 at 19:55

      Yes! Thanks for stopping by today.
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 26, 2014 at 23:34

      We just started talking about the plagues in an elementary Sunday school class I teach, and I had that same thought – what faith it required to splash the blood across doorposts and just wait. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to encourage me!
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  7. Deb Wolf (@BlessingCounter) says

    April 16, 2014 at 23:13

    Beautiful truth. “New life with joy, truth, and beauty.” Covered by the blood of the Lamb. Feeling very overwhelmed and blessed. Thank you!

    Reply
    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 26, 2014 at 23:33

      I find those thoughts overwhelming, too, Deb – that He should choose us in the midst of our sin, to make us righteous! Thanks for stopping by and leaving some encouragement here.
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  8. Courtney says

    April 23, 2014 at 06:12

    Wow – this is fantastic! I’m never going to think of paint the same way again. Thank you.

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    • stultsmamaof4 says

      April 26, 2014 at 23:31

      I’m so glad to hear this spoke to you, Courtney! I don’t think I’ll see red paint the same, either. Thank you so much for taking the time to read and leave some encouragement here, too.
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  9. Jasmine says

    March 13, 2015 at 07:11

    Wow this is powerful! I love the correlation you drew between the two analogies! I will definitely be using this to share this year for Easter!

    Reply
  10. Gina B says

    March 13, 2015 at 10:11

    Beautifully written! I love how you relate it, too, to the mistakes of children to young to yet choose their salvation, that’s a lovely touch. This brought to mind “Jesus Paid It All,” which is now playing in my head 🙂

    Reply
  11. Cheri Gamble says

    March 13, 2015 at 14:22

    This is beautiful! I am pinning this to my devotions board and sharing on my page.

    Reply
    • jstults says

      June 8, 2015 at 00:08

      Thank you, Cheri! I appreciate the encouragement more than you know.
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  12. Starla J says

    March 13, 2015 at 15:43

    Love the analogy. Thank you for the scriptures and reminder.

    Reply
    • jstults says

      June 8, 2015 at 00:08

      Thanks for stopping by, Starla! I stumbled across a bunch of comments that I never received notifications for, so I’m just now seeing it. I must have needed that encouragement today, haha.
      Jen 🙂

      Reply
  13. Andrea says

    April 14, 2017 at 12:18

    His blood sacrificed – so we could have eternal life today

    Reply
  14. Lil says

    March 10, 2018 at 05:57

    I am so grateful for the Passover Lamb that covered our sins!

    I’m reminded of the hymn “When I see the blood, I will pass, I will pass, over you”

    Wonderful truth in your writing!

    Reply
  15. Lizzy says

    March 23, 2018 at 07:57

    Oh wow, I just found this like years later. I actually remember writing for this one but this popped up in my Pinterest feed and as I was writing about something for Passover came over to check this out! Around this time I did a 31 Days series on the Holy Communion and included a blog post on Passover and I’m just updating it now with Pinterest graphics.

    Reply
    • jstults says

      May 25, 2018 at 13:53

      It never ceases to amaze me how God uses the written word over time. Sometimes He will bring to mind things I wrote years ago and teach me a lesson or encourage me all over again! 🙂

      Reply

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