DAILY BIBLE DEVOTION

 

PASSOVER

And so still today, the Jewish

people celebrate Passover and one

of the traditions is for someone to

ask why we celebrate this feast,

and the youngest child answers

with the story of the Passover.

Jesus was celebrating Passover

with his friends on the night

before he died. I know this reading

comes up during the summer, so

it's not the time for Passover, or

the Passion of Jesus, but I have a

question. What are our traditions

surrounding the passion and death

and resurrection of Jesus? Do we

celebrate the end of Lent on Holy

Thursday? Do we spend time with

Jesus on Good Friday remembering

his sacrifice? Is Easter all about

candy and the Easter bunny?

Today, many of our churches are

practically empty on Easter

Sunday and the children think

more about an Easter egg hunt

than God. Would the youngest

member of the family be able to

tell the story of why we celebrate?

God brought the Israelites from

slavery to freedom at the original

Passover, but Jesus brought us

from the slavery of sin and the

freedom to celebrate eternity with

him in heaven. One was

temporary, the other is

permanent. Why is it that we take

this celebration so lightly? Even

though it's summer, let's takea

moment to think about how the

story of our faith is being passed

on to our youth.

PRAYER

Loving God, you brought the

Jewish people from slavery to

freedom and then us all to freedom

from sin and death. May we

remember how this freedom was

won for us and make sure that

generations to come willbe able to

tell the story. Amen.