For many of us, The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened season is a time of reflection. We repeat the story of preparing for the Exodus, protecting our homes with the blood of the Lamb, giving our leaven a rest, and partaking in the Body of Messiah. We remind ourselves what this time is about and what it must have felt like so that we will never forget the Mighty Hand of YHWH.
Reading from the Gospel of John, we know that the Messiah participated in this set-apart time, though He brought another element to the table. He brought Himself as the Sacrificial Lamb, for which we are called to rejoice. He said, “. . . take courage for I have overcome the world.”
We have no idea if this year will be our last. The world has become corrupted in almost every facet of life. His return is imminent. As Yeshua told us, we are in the last days. But take heart, my friend, He has prepared those who choose to follow Him for this time. So maybe as you gather around a table, partake in the Bread, recalling His Mighty deeds, we should recall His promises.
From the Book of John, in chapters 14-16, Yeshua gives the following assurances to His disciples before laying down His earthly body to fulfill forever the role of the Lamb:
- Let not your heart be troubled (14:1)
- I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again (14:3)
- I am the way the truth and the life (14:6)
- If you ask anything in My Name, I will do it (14:14)
- I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever. (14:16)
- I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you. (14:18)
- He who loves me (by keeping my commands) shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and I will disclose Myself to him (14:21)
- The Holy Spirit will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. (14:26)
- If you abide in Me, you will bear much fruit (15:5)
- My words of what I speak will bring you joy (15:11)
- You are not slaves, I chose you and appointed you that you should bear fruit (15:15,16)
- Love one another (15:17)
- The Holy Spirit will guide you into truth (16:13)
- You shall ask the Father for anything and He will give it to you in My Name (16:23)
- The Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me. (16:27)
- You will have peace, in that I have overcome the world (16:23)
After these promises, Yeshua prays for His disciples before going out to be slaughtered for our iniquity. He blesses them, gives them authority, and asks for the Father’s covering to be over them. Let us do the same with our children this Passover and on the Feast of Unleavened Bread. We could all use a promise or two.
Be Blessed,
Rollyn