“God has ordained the celebration of Passover – the mighty rescue and Exodus of His people from slavery to Pharaoh for every generation…and then the passion of Christ and His resurrection. This is the first of the three pilgrimages or festivals that God commanded to be a lasting ordinance, for it is the celebration of the liberation of man, and it is a parallel celebration of our freedom from bondage. So what happened? There are only two things to know in life – God and what His will is. If you learn that you must obey (God), all satan can distort are the wishes and laws of God…”
“God wants us to know the facts behind these celebrations… From eating the meal and that Christ is our Passover lamb, to fasting from yeast – which represents sin – to remembering how the Israelites left in haste from slavery and did not have time to let the bread rise. The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of an unblemished lamb, and upon seeing this, the death Angel of the Lord passed over these homes. Hence the term, “Passover.” What a history – commemorating the mighty Exodus to the parting of the Red Sea – God’s people were set free from satan. Christ’s blood is used today for us to be saved – as we incorporate his lifelong actions into our lives. We will die to this world – to Egypt – and live for God…”
“On the Passover night, you gather the families in and eat your Passover meal, and you go over what it all means, and of course it means you have the lamb, which represents Jesus. The bread is unleavened bread, so it represents Jesus’ sinless life. The wine represents the blood outpouring from His body because of obedience to God and for the sake of men, so it is a sacrificial life. You are drinking it and making this a part of your life. Then the bitter herbs are for you to sit around the table and tell of your bitter story of how it was before you finally understood and totally understood how we are to put off the old and put on the new, that when you come to Christ you are a totally new creation, and how bitter the life of slavery to alcohol, to drugs, to sexual lusts, to anything in the world is and how you do not want it. Like if you were going to have to sit there and eat those bitter herbs all day long, that is how bad our old life was, and I am never going to eat those bitter herbs again. I am never going to live that life again. I am going forward…”
Those are words from Weigh Down Ministries and Remnant Fellowship founder Gwen Shamblin…a portion of her eloquent explanation of the history and the heart of Passover – Wednesday, March 13th
Stay connected to this message. Keep reading…and keep watching and listening to these webcasts. You will find yourself wonderfully fascinated and engrossed and appreciative of what GOD is offering to you. Praise GOD for the upcoming Passover and Resurrection Celebration! May this be pleasing to GOD in every way and may we be more committed and devoted to GOD than ever before.