“In addition to the Sabbath, these are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year.5 “The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month. 6 On the next day, the fifteenth day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This festival to the Lord continues for seven days, and during that time the bread you eat must be made without yeast. 7 On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly. 8 For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.” Leviticus 23:4-8 NLT
Father God,
It is an eye opener for me this little verse at the beginning. “In addition to the sabbath these are the Lord’s appointed feasts.” Perhaps I should remember each Sabbath I should have the attitude of one going to a festival of the Lord. As a heart attitude.
Leviticus, in this the 23rd chapter, takes us through the remembrance festivals that must be celebrated every year. Beginning with the Passover (Exodus 12). Why? They could not nut we can see how they also showed what would come in the future.
Passover is of great importance and what we now call the last Supper was indeed a Passover meal (Matthew 26:17-27). He passed the bread to the disciples telling them that it was his body and that they should eat of it, Jesus presented himself as the Passover lamb. Did they see? He is called “our Passover lamb” in 1 Corinthians 5:7 and “the Lamb who was slain” in Revelation 5:12. John’s Gospel says that none of Jesus’ bones were broken in his crucifixion just as none of the Passover lamb’s bones were to be broken (John 19:33-37, Exodus 12:46).
Amazing Father God, that the Passover celebrates that You were the children of Israel’s deliverer, passed over their houses so no one died because of the sign of the blood of the Lamb. We celebrate because You are our deliverer and death passes over all those who belong to You because of the blood of the Lamb, Jesus. We celebrate every time we break bread . . .
Like the children of Israel we celebrate the last supper annually to keep the story of what You have done alive Lord God before the world. There is a promised land.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen
Worship Monday 24th February 2025
Yes I look forward to Heaven but how many of us pray but not yet please . . .
How I long to breathe the air of Heaven
Where pain is gone and mercy fills the streets
To look upon the One who bled to save me
And walk with Him for all eternity
There will be a day when all will bow before Him
There will be a day when death will be no more
Standing face to face with He who died and rose again
Holy, holy is the Lord
And every prayer we prayed in desperation
The songs of faith we sang through doubt and fear
In the end, we’ll see that it was worth it
When He returns to wipe away our tears
Chorus
And on that day, we join the resurrection
And stand beside the heroes of the faith
With one voice, a thousand generations
Sing, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain”
“Forever He shall reign”
So let it be today we shout the hymn of Heaven
With angels and the saints, we raise a mighty roar
Glory to our God who gave us life beyond the grave
Holy, holy is the Lord
Holy, holy is the Lord
Holy, holy is the Lord
Lyrics: Brian Johnson / Phil Wickham / Bill Johnson / Chris Davenport