Song # 2304 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. We read in Exodus chapter 13 that the firstborn of both man and the animals belong to God.
Moses told the people “When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He promised on oath to you and your forefathers” (Exodus 13:11), “you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord” (Exodus 13:12). “Redeem the firstborn among your sons” (Exodus 13:13). “In days to come when your son asks you ‘What does this mean?’ say to him ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery’” (Exodus 13:14). “When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed every firstborn in Egypt, both man and animal. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons” (Exodus 13:15). “And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with His mighty hand” (Exodus 13:16).
Thought for today: no-one is more secure than those in God’s hands.
Thought for the future: now is the time to invest in heaven. Where will you spend your eternity?