Passover's Surprise

Second to saving the world at Calvary, I think that the Passover miracle is God’s favorite. He talks about it often in Scripture and made Passover month the beginning of the year (Exodus 12:2). He even defines himself by the event - at the beginning of the Ten Commandments He introduces Himself as: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery”. (Exodus 20)

He used to call Himself, “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob”, or, “I AM,” up to this point… But “The One who brought you out of Egypt” is what He calls Himself repeatedly from the Exodus onwards, literally hundreds of times. God is passionate about the whole Passover saga, and the more we dig into the story, the more we discover that it’s full of rich beauty, meaning and power.

The Passover miracle is recalled with wonder throughout many of the Psalms and I would venture to say that God sees the Passover as the cornerstone of the story of Israel. It is the moment in history when the Jewish race became the Jewish faith. Plus, it is a huge neon sign pointing to the coming release which He bought with the blood of another spotless Passover lamb – our savior Jesus.

The meaning of Passover is so wonderful to Him that He moved Israel three times in a row at Passover time. And He later used a person's name from each of these events in the Greater Passover: Joseph, Miriam, and Joshua, whose names developed into the English Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. They are present at the start of Jesus' family, the revelation of Jesus' ministry purpose, and people with these names are present at the crucifixion. How much of these three Old Testament Passover events are revealing the depths of significance in the New Testament Passover event? This is a meaty subject that has great teaching in it!

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Go Ahead

Go ahead,

My child,

Give it another try,

Don't runaway and hide,

Don't shrivel up and cry,

Don't refuse to look Me straight in the eye;

Just give it another try.

Forget your failure,

I have.

There is nothing to fear,

Forget how you appear,

Who, but I, sees clear?

I am your Father,

I am your guide,

There need not be reason for pain inside.

Just give it another try.

Forget your human rights,

What looks good only by sight.

Allow Me to teach you what is real,

Then you will know how to feel,

So the abundant life will always be your seal.

Go ahead,

My child,

Give it another try,

So give it, give it another try.

Give Me, give Me another try.