His Blood be on Us and on Our Children!

I read through the gosepl of Matthew last week and I came across a phrase that I had never noticed before.

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves. And all the people answered, His blood be on us and on our children! ~ Matthew 27:24-25

The people did not realize what they were actually asking for, but in their ignorance, the requested the one thing they really needed.

The blood shall be a sign for you... And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you... ~ Exodus 12:13

It's easy for me to forget that I too am guilty of putting Christ to death and so this verse was a good reminder that the one thing I need cost Christ His life.