Exodus 3:18. The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God.”
Moses was born into a Levite family and raised as a prince in the palace of Egypt, but for the first 40 years of his life, he stood on an unstable foundation, shaped by worldly education, power, and ambition. Though externally successful, he had not yet discovered who he truly was in God’s eyes. As a result, his misdirected passion led to failure, and he spent the next 40 years as a fugitive in the wilderness, far from the life he once knew.
At the age of 80, when all hope seemed lost and every personal dream had faded, God called Moses to establish a new and unshakable foundation for his life. On Mount Horeb, through a bush that burned yet was not consumed, Moses encountered the living God. There, he discovered who he truly was in God’s plan and what God had already placed in his hand. For the first time, Moses saw that his life had always been under God’s sovereign guidance.
God revealed to Moses his life’s mission: to restore God’s absolute covenant—the mystery of redemption through sacrifice (Exodus 3:18). To this end, God gave Moses the greatest promise: “I will be with you” (Exodus 3:12). This was not just a personal assurance, but the covenantal pledge that would lead Moses for the rest of his life.
The next 40 years were completely different. Through Moses, God displayed His power throughout Egypt. The ten plagues were not just judgments—they were proclamations of God’s authority over the idols of Egypt. But the most important of all was the final plague, through which God reestablished the long-forgotten covenant of blood—represented by the Passover Lamb.
When the Israelites obeyed God’s Word and applied the blood of the lamb, they were set free from Satan’s grip, symbolized by Pharaoh. They were spared from the plagues, which symbolized disasters and divine judgment, and they were delivered from the background of hell, represented by their slavery in Egypt. All this happened not because of their merit, but because of the blood of the covenant.
The Passover Lamb pointed to Jesus Christ, the True Priest, who completed the eternal sacrifice once for all by offering Himself (Hebrews 9:26–28). When you recognize, believe, and confirm that Jesus is your True Priest, you can triumph over Satan—not with effort or emotion—but by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of your testimony (Revelation 12:11).
No matter how far you’ve fallen or how much time you feel has been wasted, God meets you there. He desires to rebuild your life on the unshakable foundation of Christ. When you apply the blood of Jesus Christ to your life and circumstances, you will begin to see God’s kingdom manifest in you and in every place where He has called you to go.
God will anoint you with the Holy Spirit so you may live not as a wanderer, but as a witness. Just as Moses was called to restore the covenant of the blood in his generation, you are today’s Moses—called to restore the covenant of Christ in your family, in your church, in your workplace, in your field, and even to the nations of the world.
Prayer. Lord Jesus, You are my True Priest. You offered Yourself as the perfect sacrifice so I may be set free from Satan’s grip, spared from disasters and destruction, and saved from the background of hell. By the power of Your blood and the testimony of what You’ve done in my life, I declare victory over the enemy. Use me to restore Your covenant wherever You send me. In Your mighty name, Amen.