Bought N Brought
” Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. “ Exodus 12:13 NKJV Like the symbolic redemption of the Israelites from the land of Egypt, believers in Christ are both bought and brought from the land of captivity. Oftentimes, we are distracted by the unpleasant experiences along the brought passages that we completely forgot the entire sacrifice in the bought component. Whereas, the bought component in the believer's redemption story is fully paid for by Christ's sacrifice of His own blood. It is the mark of Christ on us that completely defiles the import of all negative activities in the wilderness of life. When Apostle Paul said ” From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus” (Galatians 6:17), it was probably a stern reference to the sacrifice of Christ before all distra...