Scripture: Exodus
12:8-11
'They shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted
with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 'Do
not eat any of it raw or boiled at all with water, but rather roasted with
fire, both its head and its legs along with its entrails. 'And
you shall not leave any of it over until morning, but whatever is left of it
until morning, you shall burn with fire. 'Now you shall eat it in
this manner: with your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your
staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste-- it is the LORD'S Passover.
Insights: The fourth part
of God’s provision is His reminder of what He has done for us. If you will notice they ate bitter herbs and
unleavened bread. The animal had to be
burned up and nothing was permitted to remain until the next day. Every one of these aspects of the meal
pointed to the past and the pressing on toward the future. The unleavened bread represented their
forgiveness of sin. The bitter herb
represented their years in slavery to the Egyptians. The burned up meat represented the fact they
did not have to bring this baggage of the past with them into their new future
of freedom. These same realities apply
to us through Jesus. We call these
aspects our testimony. In other words,
we are able to tell other people what our lives were like before we came to
know Jesus as our Lord and Savior. At
the same time we get to tell them about what our lives are like now as a result
of His gracious life change in us. We do
not have to be weighed down by our past sin, but rather we can walk in the
freedom found in Jesus. This past Sunday
I challenged FBCBG to ask the Lord each day for the grace to share the love of
Jesus with someone this week. Today’s
verses are a reminder of our responsibility to share Jesus with other people
and tell them the good news of our salvation.
May God be brought glory because of your faithfulness to Him.
Questions:
- Have
you told anyone this week your testimony and shared about God’s grace in
your life?
- Are
you grateful for God’s deliverance from your life of slavery to sin?
Prayer: Father, open my
eyes to those around me today. Help me
be ready to share the good news of the gospel with someone who desperately
needs salvation. Give me the boldness
and courage to share the truth with them and may You be brought glory. Amen.
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