While the Israelites have a meal of roast lamb the Spirit of
God will pass through the land of Egypt and kill the first born of every family
and also of the livestock of Egypt and on all the gods of Egypt the Lord
executed judgment. This was not only a
physical judgment it was also a spiritual one on the gods, the fight is never
with flesh and blood alone. The
Israelites were also instructed to eat in haste, prepared for flight. They were to have a short window to get out
of Egypt and they needed to be prepared to go as quickly as possible. This feast, however, would be repeated
forever as they entered the land and settled there and then there would be time
to linger, to remember this night. This
was the first feast to be commanded of them, it would be the centerpiece of
their calendar, the day the Lord delivered them out of Egypt and out of
bondage. Freedom!
The fallen nature of mankind is clear in that Jesus came to
His own and not only did they not receive Him, they put Him to death. The ones who had the Word killed the Word,
they chose their own interpretation for God’s interpretation. This opened the door to become children of
God to all who believe in Him. The
Passover for all has occurred and in the resurrection of Jesus we know of God’s
love for His Son and through that love, to those who believe in Him. Is “belief” enough or is there the need to
act on that belief? The Israelites had
to be obedient to the command of God regarding the Passover meal in order to
receive the blessing. If they didn’t
follow God’s instructions to the letter they would be judged. Does that mean it is works salvation? No, it means that we are called to obedience,
we are called to a life of faith, following the commandments of God. If I told you that there was going to be a
tornado today that would destroy your house at 3 PM and you should be elsewhere
would it be your faith or your actions that saved you? We take action based on our faith. Faith comes first but action based on faith
matters as well. Today is a day for
believing in the resurrection to life eternal, let it also be a day for acting
like you’ll live forever.
Hail thee, festival
day!
Blessed day to be hallowed forever;
Day when our Lord was raised,
Breaking the kingdom of death.
Blessed day to be hallowed forever;
Day when our Lord was raised,
Breaking the kingdom of death.
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