Finished Work - The Profile Of Christ

On the night of the Passover, there were deaths in every household in the land of Egypt. The spirit of death reigned from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. In the households of the Jewish slave, there were deaths of the innocence lamb and for the rest of the households in Egypt including the Pharaoh, there were deaths of the firstborn from man to the beast…

I wonder how the Jewish people felt especially their firstborn, when they were eating their roasted lamb, bitter herbs and unleavened bread, waiting for the howling sound of death to echo in their neighborhood… I wonder whether their trust was on the blood of the lamb or they were like many religious Christians, busy examining themselves for the wrong that they have done and busy confessing their wrong doing and “trying” to get themselves right with God. I wonder whether the Jewish people had been taught well by Moses on how to have faith to overcome the night of fear when the spirit of death approached…

From the account of their Exodus, I cannot find Bible verse pertaining to the Jewish people’s faith but in Hebrews 11: 28, the Bible says, “By faith, Moses kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.” And from the account of the Exodus, the Lord brought them out of the land of Egypt full of silver and gold and there was none feeble among His tribes!

Obviously, we cannot find much clue if we are to look at the Jewish people' reaction in finding out the element of faith. But when God instructed Moses, he believed and dispensed the instruction to his people, whoever believed in Moses and acted according to his instruction, God saw them with faith and were saved. The Hall of Faith in Hebrews Chapter 11 recorded only the faith of Moses and which means that when their leader believed and acted accordingly, God see the faith of His people.

For our account in this grace dispensation, our Leader (I am sorry, leader here is not our Pastors, Elders or Deacons), Jesus had been obedient to Father God and acted according to His will until He cried out at the Cross; “It is finished!”… Now, whoever see Jesus’ Finished Work and believe, Father God see them in faith. That is why the Bible says; “Faith come by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ.” The Bible is very consistent in using word for the word of Christ is different from the word of God because the word of Christ portrays the profile of what Jesus had done on the Cross! This profile of Christ emits the aroma of God's grace and this divine fragrance releases our faith.

Lets fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the Cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God... Praise be the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!