Faith Reflections: The Heart of a Father A Reflection on Exodus 12 & The Passover

What if God's most precise instructions were never really about obedience — but about empathy?In this Faith Reflection, we sit in Exodus 12 and ask a question that stopped me mid-study: why did God tell the Israelites to bring the lamb home four days before the sacrifice?He didn't have to. The animals were already in their care. So why the wait? Why let the children name it, love it, bond with it — only to give it up?I believe God was doing something far more intentional than issuing an instruction. He was engineering an experience. One that would make His people feel, in their own chests, the cost of what He was about to do on their behalf.Because this story has never just been about a lamb.It's about a Father who watched His firstborn son in bondage for 400 years. Who heard every cry. Who knew every sorrow. And who, when He finally moved — moved with the full weight of a Father's love.In this episode:· Why the four-day instruction reveals the heart of God, not just His command· What Mr Woolensworth teaches us about sacrifice, cost, and love· The thread from Exodus 4 to the cross — and what it means for you todayThis one is for the woman who is in a season that feels like bitter herbs — and needs to be reminded that her Father sees, hears, and has never once let go.Faith Reflections are part of the Sanctuary of Faith™ podcast family — a space for the woman building boldly with God.