"Fear God, Love God, Serve God": "The Lamb"

"Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take

it out from the sheep, or from the goats: And they shall take of the blood, and

strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein

they shall eat it. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes

on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is

the LORD'S passover. For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night,

and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast;

and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD."

(Exodus 12:5, 7, 11 & 12)

"And the beast was allowed to wage war against God's holy people and to

conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and

people and language and nation. And all that dwell upon the earth shall

worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of

the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."

(Revelation 13:7-8)

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world! Even as the blood of the passover lamb was slain and blood placed on the doorposts to protect the children of Israel, so is our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, and His blood was shed for all of mankind, and placed on the doorposts of our hearts. Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins. The old testament overflowed with the blood of animals used for the atonement of sin, but our Holy God, the Lord Jesus Christ, became flesh and dwelt among us. He died and shed His blood on the cross, and "It Is Finished." What is finished? The shedding of blood for the remission of sins. The Holy One of Israel, Jesus Christ, paid it all; never again will blood have to be shed to remit Sin. Jesus Christ is our passover lamb, and He shed His blood for the souls of the whole world.

"And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and

to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you

purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."

(Revelation 5:9)

If not for the blood shed by Jesus Christ on the cross, we would still be rounding up animals as they did in the old testament. The blood of Jesus Christ covers us, protects us, washes us, redeems us, and we have a place with Him in heaven, because of calvary, the ultimate sacrifice for the Sins of the world. The Lord Jesus Christ is the lamb slain from the foundation of the world, and He is the Lion of Judah. He is the Lamb of love and tenderness, cleansing us and covering us ... and He is a Lion, who will judge the world in time to come for those who did not receive His blood, who did not obey His Word, and who were not filled with His Spirit and baptized in His name. It's a plan to SAVE mankind from themselves, from evil, and to grant us admission to sit with Him in high places, and study war no more ... It's a good plan, a plan laid out in the Word of God, the Holy Bible, and a plan living in hearts, minds and souls today ... a plan of Redemption.

This is why we take communion today; the wafer is is symbol of the lamb slain, the broken flesh of Jesus Christ, and the grape juice is a symbol of the lamb's blood, the blood of Jesus Christ shed for you and me. He said, "Do this in remembrance of Me." And, we do. It's beautiful, isn't it? The "facts" of salvation ... it's not just a story, not just a tale, not just a saga of biblical exploits ... NO, it is a "fact" that Jesus Christ became our Passover Lamb! Thank You, Lord. We will not forget ... we will never forget ...