It was a night unlike any other. The Angel of Death struck down the first born of Egypt. Hebrew people had taken lamb’s blood and marked their doorways so that tragedy would pass over them.
Jesus would come to Jerusalem for Passover. He would give up His life as our Passover. And for those who accept the Messiah as savior and repent, the blood of Jesus covers their thresholds. Death will not hold them in the grave. John 1:29 contains the words of John the Baptist as he sees Jesus.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!…”
When Jim Caviezel played Jesus in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, he was struck by lightning while filming the last shot of the movie. In the year’s following the event, it took two heart surgeries to correct issues caused by the strike. Caviezel also dislocated his shoulder while carrying the 150 pound cross. He landed on his head which caused blood to pour out of his mouth after biting through his tongue and cheek.
I have no idea why any of that happened to Jim Caviezal. But I’d like to think that God wanted everyone to remember that the death of God’s own son was deadly serious business. Like when God wrestled with Jacob, he left Jacob with a limp to remember him by. God maybe wanted Jim to remember that moment.
As we approach Easter, it is important to remember the power of God Almighty. He led Israel out of Egypt. It is important to remember His immeasurable love for us. He sent His Son to die in our place as our passover lamb.
Cathedral (Jonathan and Melissa Helser of the Cageless Birds) is a song which I have been listening to lately. I thought I might share it with you as I close out this entry. As we begin Easter weekend, the bridge from Cathedral kind of sums it up.
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