#24 PASSOVER LAMB

#24  PASSOVER LAMB   "And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the PASSOVER LAMB was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"  And He sent two of His disciples, and said to them, "Go in to the city and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him; and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, "The Teacher says "Where is My guest room in whch I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"  And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; and prepare for us there."  "And while they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it; and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body."  And when He had taken a cup, and given thanks, He gave it to them; and they all drank from it.  And He said to them, "Ths is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.  Truly I say to you, I shall never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."  Mark 14:12-16, 22-25  "For Christ, our PASSOVER LAMB has been sacrificed."  1 Corinthians 5:7

 Definition of PASSOVER

: a Jewish holiday in March or April that celebrates the freeing of the Jews from slavery in Egypt

Jesus, You ARE the PASSOVER LAMB!  The Last Supper was the day that the PASSOVER LAMB was being sacrificed to observe the Israelites' freedom from slavery in Egypt.  Hundreds of years before the time of Jesus, the Israelites were enslaved to Egypt.  God sent plagues to persuade the Pharoah to free the slaves.  The final plague was the Passover.  In every home in Egypt, someone would die unless they put the blood of a LAMB over their doorpost.  This was to show that they were taking shelter under the SUBSTITUTE blood of the LAMB.  When the angel of the Lord "passed over" their home and saw that they were under the blood of the Lamb - they were free.  All of this pointed to YOU, Jesus, as our ultimate PASSOVER LAMB!!  We take shelter under the blood that YOU shed on the cross - and we are free from the penalty of death.  Jesus, at this LAST SUPPER - You are declaring that YOU are the body and blood that was shed for our sins - the PASSOVER LAMB!  I worship You Jesus!!

(Have you placed your life under the blood of Jesus,  the PASSOVER LAMB?  Worship Him today!!!)#40dayswithjesus