Passover 3 - Excited Expression
| The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, "This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household... The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire--head, legs and inner parts. Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover. (Exodus12:1-11) |
Like the Israelites we also have a journey ahead of us: The rest of our lives here on earth.
Lives we live in the hope of our eternity secured by our Passover Lamb.
Lives we live in the comfort of His fellowship - He meets us in His Word, at the table and in our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
We don't need a pillar of cloud and fire, we have His Holy Spirit guiding and leading us.
We celebrate our Passover, knowing that Jesus laid down His life for us and then took it up again when He rose from the dead. We are ready. Ready to love, to serve, and to shine as we walk into the rest of our lives.
Someone tweaked the children's song: "Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning burning." In the last verse they added "Give me batteries in my torch, keep me shining for the Lord..." and then in the chorus they changed "Sing Hosanna" to "Ever-ready ever-ready ever-ready for the King of Kings..."
That sounds about right!
The joy of "our Exodus" needs to be "Excitedly Expressed" in the rest of our lives. Let's worship Him this Easter and let's enjoy fellowship with God and His people but let us do it ever-ready to excitedly express what God has done for us!
Have a blessed Tenebrae, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday!
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I am taking some waaay overdue long leave in April and so I won't be doing EmmDevs for a month. We'll be road-tripping and camping - please pray that God fills our tanks and renews our strength.
Blessings and Much Love,
Theo
