The Passover meal is meant to remember the faithfulness of God. When Israel was enslaved by Egypt, and The Lord delivered them from their hand. He sent plagues to loosen Pharaoh's grip, and the last plague was the death of the firstborn son. For Israel to escape this plague, they had to put lambs blood on the doorframe of their houses. Then the the Lord would know which houses to spare. The Lord passed over each house that was marked by the blood. The Lord commanded the Israelites to make sacrifices for worship and for sin offerings, to remind the Israelites of the covenant that they had with God Jesus came as the last sacrificial lamb, to defeat the power of destruction and death. Now there is no longer any need to sacrifice anything, Jesus paid the ultimate and full price for our sins.
Tonight we shared communion together, to remember when Christ shared the Passover meal with his disciples. '"For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.' (1 Corinthians 11:23) Jesus was fully human and fully God and came to renew his entire creation. We had the opportunity today to worship this God, to serve his creation, and to show him how much we love him. We celebrated as a body before participating in communion. The Easter story is heartbreaking, but also enriching and immeasurably hopeful. When we sung worship songs, we joined with a world full of other believers; praising the holy name of God. If we did not worship, the very rocks would cry out.
Tonight we shared communion together, to remember when Christ shared the Passover meal with his disciples. '"For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.' (1 Corinthians 11:23) Jesus was fully human and fully God and came to renew his entire creation. We had the opportunity today to worship this God, to serve his creation, and to show him how much we love him. We celebrated as a body before participating in communion. The Easter story is heartbreaking, but also enriching and immeasurably hopeful. When we sung worship songs, we joined with a world full of other believers; praising the holy name of God. If we did not worship, the very rocks would cry out.
The Word says that The Lord will never give us anything that we can't handle. He will test us to our limits but will not let us break. Sometimes he breaks our hearts for the things that break his, but He only gives us a glimpse of what it is like to be sensitive to a world full og pain. During their ministry outreach, SOAR teams have encountered a lot of pain. Pain is present in every situation, but some people deal with it differently. These teams do not come with a quick solution to pain, but serve a God who took on a universe full of pain to be close to us. He suffered death to bring us life. SOAR is about stretching out to build relationships with suffering people. We are the arms of the kingdom, reaching out to invite new people to join the Kingdom of God.
Thanks for this thoughtful reflection!
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