Deuteronomy 16:1-3 Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover of the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib he brought you out of Egypt by night. Sacrifice as the Passover to the LORD your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for his Name. Do not eat it with bread made with yeast, but for seven days eat unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left Egypt in haste-- so that all the days of your life you may remember the time of your departure from Egypt.
I am impressed with how many times God instructed the Israelites to hold annual celebrations to remember significant events of the past. The Passover was to be celebrated every year to remember God’s deliverance from bondage. Without these celebrations we tend to forget what life was like while we were living in bondage – whatever that bondage may have been. Sometimes we would rather forget.
Jesus, in establishing the New Covenant, instructed us to hold regular celebrations to remember the freedom he brings to us. We call this celebration the “Lord’s Supper” or “Communion.” Jesus Christ died and shed his blood so that we might be released from the bondage of sin. What a reason to celebrate!
If you would like to know how more about how to experience freedom from the bondage of sin, please email me at pastor@hmcchurch.com.
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