March 9
TheThe observance of the Passover began with the birth of the Hebrew nation. On the last night of their bondage in Egypt, when there appeared no token of deliverance, God commanded them to prepare for an immediate release. He had warned Pharaoh of the final judgment on the Egyptians, and He directed the Hebrews to gather their families within their own dwellings. Having sprinkled the doorposts with the blood of the slain lamb, they were to eat the lamb, roasted, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. "And thus shall ye eat it," He said, "with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's passover." Ex. 12:11.
Desire of Ages, page 77 from the chapter, 'The Passover visit'
You might be thinking, as we are considering a way of marking a rite of passage, that I might be thinking of a special date. After all the Passover wasn’t just to be marked as a yearly event but marked the birth of the Hebrew nation.
British people are no great example. We can’t point to a date marking the birth of our nation. The nearest we can get is to St. George’s Day and we all know how we remember that day – we don’t.
Great Britain, these days, is good for food. God chose to mark the Passover with food – lamb. I’m so thankful that God didn’t choose a visit to McDonalds for people to remember the Passover by. However there is a little more to the idea of eating to commemorate an event than simply enjoying good food.
Food, eating together, was one of the ways that people used to mark a legal agreement. A bargain was made and the deal was sealed by eating together. As you begin to look forward to a new walk with God add this element if you can. Find a way to eat with some people to mark your new status with God.
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Housekeeping details for you
The point of this short blog will become clear if you decide to use this reading in the way we intend it. Netherfield Seventh-day Adventist Church believes in healthy churches. You can see what that means if you head to the relevant Healthy Churches page of the website. We also want other churches to be healthy. That means you can join in our campaign to create healthy churches, with healthy people serving the people in those churches.
A healthy church is one where Jesus comes first. A healthy church is one where the people work together to put Jesus first. One thing we are doing is to join people together to spread that news. I would like you to look at our prayer partners page. This will explain how we want you to use this short devotional. Very basically we want you to find a like-minded Christian friend who you will join with to : choose to pray together every day, decide together on a way to serve other people together, to help them grow as Christians - and to invite the Holy Spirit into your life every day. This blog that you will receive every day simply gives a common spiritual purpose. If you are a newcomer and want to join the blog with this object in mind click here
