November 29, 2022

“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” (Exodus 12:13)

Here is what a church should be – a safe haven. That’s why the front doors are painted red. The red door is a referent to the lamb’s blood smeared on the door during Passover to protect one from the Angel of Death. You are safe inside that red door.

In Scotland, homeowners painted their doors red to signify that their mortgage had been paid off.  When you step inside the red door of a church you absolutely, positively, without any exceptions, must hear that Jesus Christ has paid your debt with his death on the cross. You are safe and you are free.

“O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that we, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence and rejoice in the hope of eternal glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be dominion and praise for ever and ever. Amen.” (Tuesday in Easter Week – BCP)