“Blood All Over!”
On one of those
extremely cold nights this past winter, our dog, Zeke, went outside into the
sub-zero temperatures of the night. He
quickly came back into the house and its warmth. As my wife walked through the kitchen, she
quickly realized that for some strange reason there was blood all over the
floor. She soon realized that Zeke had
somehow snapped a toenail in half. I
don’t know for sure, but I think it probably got rather brittle in the 20
degree below zero weather and snapped off when he hit it on the deck or
something similar. Dogs have something
in their toenails called the “quick.” It
is basically a blood-filled canal that comes near the tip of the toenail. When it gets cut, it can bleed pretty
profusely. We got the blood stopped
eventually, but he couldn’t walk on that leg outside for almost 3 weeks.
Having blood all over
our house due to this event reminded me of the Passover as the 10th
Plague before Pharaoh let the Israelites leave Egypt with Moses. It also reminds me as we near Good Friday and
Easter that Jesus was our once-and-for-all Passover Lamb. His death and resurrection assures those who
have faith in Him that God will forgive all our sins. It is through Jesus’ “blood all over” that
cross on Calvary that we have been given the gift of righteousness and eternal
life. Blood all over can be a very scary
thing for us (like in our house), but as Jesus’ death proves, it can also be a
very good thing for us (like on the cross)!
“While
we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by
his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through
him!” Romans 5:8b, 9
Family Discussion
Points!
When is the last time
you saw your own blood? Was there a lot
of blood or just a little?
Blood gives life to our
entire body while we are alive. Talk
about how Jesus’ blood gives life to our entire being so we can live in heaven
eternally. (forgiveness of all sins)
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