During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “UP! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.” Exodus 12:31
Pharaoh has just learned beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is a God and it’s NOT him! The cries of the Hebrew children have been heard, the promises of God are becoming a reality in the biggest way ever……..and Jesus was there. As part of the Triune God, Jesus was there as the slaves of Egypt woke up to freedom and began their journey home as the people of God.
Fast forward thousands of years, Jesus, fully human, comes to Jerusalem to commemorate this most blessed event, Passover, with His family and friends. He is keenly aware that His triumphant entry into the city is the beginning of the end and it is going to get horrific!
But…. He was there when the universe was designed to perfection. He was there in the garden when it seemed sin had won the day. He was there when grace was put into action. This action required a lamb and Jesus was willing, by choice, to leave the glory of Heaven.
We see a journey to the cross, but Jesus was on His way home. Satan will never be able to alter, amend or compromise what Jesus accomplished the moment His physical heart quit beating, because at that moment, Heaven had the last word, “FREEDOM!”
Blessings,
Gretchen