Every firstborn creature belongs to the Lord. However, because the donkey was unclean, it couldn't be sacrificed. What does this mean? Should it escape the universal law? Not at all.

God makes no exceptions. The donkey is His, though He won't accept it as is; His claim remains. The only way out is through salvation: the donkey must be redeemed by a lamb or face death. This is a lesson for your heart.

That unclean animal is you. You rightfully belong to the Lord who made and sustains you, but your sin makes you unacceptable to Him. It comes to this: the Lamb of God must take your place, or you'll face eternal death. Let the world hear your gratitude to the spotless Lamb who bled for you and redeemed you from the law's curse. The Israelite may have wondered, should the donkey or the lamb die? Wouldn't the good man pause to weigh their worth?

There is no comparison between the soul of a person and the life of Jesus, yet the Lamb dies, and you are spared. My heart, marvel at God's endless love for you and humanity. Small as we are, we're bought with the blood of the Son of the Highest! Dust and ashes redeemed with a price far beyond silver and gold!

What a fate awaited me without the abundant salvation found in Christ! The donkey's death was brief, but eternal wrath is immeasurable. Cherish the precious Lamb who saved us from such a fate.