Passover 2014

eDevotion

Encouragement for your daily walk with God

Millions of people all over the world will celebrate Pesach or Passover this year. It began on April 14th and goes through April 22. Passover remembers the day that the Angel of Death passed over the Israelites in Egypt, sparing their firstborn because the blood of a sacrificial animal was applied to their doorposts.

Christ followers believe that Jesus offered Himself as the perfect Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world at Passover [John 1:29]. That event in history forever changed how man is restored in fellowship with God—reconciled to His Creator.

In Hebrew, the word for sacrifice is korban. It comes from the root word karov, meaning, closeness or relative, hence closeness between God and man.

Passover is a yearly reminder of the sacrifice that our Messiah provided for every person who desires to be close to God. He longs for intimate relationship with us. His Korban is our only way of approach to be near to Him.

So, take time out of your busy schedules this Passover season to offer spiritual sacrifices and to draw near to God. As our korban, He made a way. That’s our God—that’s how much He loves us!

Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1st Corinthians 5:7-8