Exodus 13:8 Do This in Remembrance of Me

6/9/10

Time Spent: 10 min

Main Idea: The Passover was to symbolize the remembrance of the Lord's deliverance

What I Learned about God: God wants us to remember His hand in our salvation through a visible, tangible reality in the church.

Summary: By the time of the 10th plague, Moses was given specific instructions on instituting the feast of unleavened bread. This feast was made with bread without yeast, people were to don on their sandals and cloaks. These two things were to symbolize the haste in which they were preparing to leave by God's mighty hand of deliverance. It is strange that at the point of their dismissal, God wants them to sit down and eat a meal in a way which He wanted to prepare. This is the importance which God values people from generations to remember the miraculous saving work which He will deliver His people. This gets passed onto what we call the Lord's Supper, as we remember how Christ delivered us through His mighty hand. We drink the wine and partake of the bread as a reminder of God's deliverance of us today in the church.

Application: How many times should we celebrate the Lord's Supper a year? That question was posed to us by our Theo Professor and I couldn't think of a good answer. I think the church needs it at least once a month. We move onto the practical things in life so easily that we don't revel in the fact that God has graced us with every spiritual blessing through Christ. Jesus becomes such a minor factor in our lives that we fail to realize that He is the reason in which we are to live. I have no chance to change the policy of now, but I hope as I continue to serve within the church, ministering opportunities will be given where I could frequently call the people to the Lord's Table to remind them of the rich salvation which He had bestowed upon believers.