Grace In The Passover

Have you ever noticed that when God instituted the Passover, the only thing the Israelites had to do was to be obedient to sacrifice the Lamb and apply the blood to their door posts and lintle. That was all that was required for the death angel to pass over (I believe the death angel was Abbadon/Apollyon although the word shachath {Strongs H7843} is used for destroyer in Ex 12:23). The aside aside, the Israelites had nothing else they had to present to avoid destruction except the blood of the lamb. They didn't have to show their faith in any other fashion. They didn't have to crawl backwards up a high mountain. They didn't have to walk through the streets beating themselves with whips. They didn't have to hang themselves from trees, suspended with ropes tied to bamboo needles thrust through their breasts. All they had to do was trust in the blood of a lamb. I thought of this as I took communion this past Sunday. Communion really symbolizes that Jesus is all we need. Sure we should show our faith by our good works, but for our salvation, all we need is the blood of the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world.