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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Thursday, August 6, 2026
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Feast of Unleavened Bread Bible Verse :Exodus 13:3-10, 14 "Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. Today, in the month of Abib, you are going out. And when the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, you shall keep this service in this month. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ And it shall be to you as a sign on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. You shall therefore keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year. And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, ‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.’” " Message:
This mostly repetitive set of instructions is the end of a distinct part of Exodus. If it were a play, the first three scenes of Act 1 might be: 1) Israel’s enslavement, 2) God’s call to Moses, and 3) The ten plagues and Passover.
As we discussed earlier, God very pointedly institutes the Feast of Passover before a single Jew has set foot out of his house to leave Egypt. He absolutely demands that it be kept, every year, for all time. Those who do not keep it will not be Jews in the eyes of God; they will be separated from the congregation of Hebrews.
Notice that in paragraph 3, a Jewish parent is not to tell a child, “this is what God did for Israel” or “this is what God did for our parents” or even “did for us.” The sentence is: “It is because of what the Lord did for me . . . .”
Little girl praying
The relationship of God and man begins and ends with a single person: me. In between, huge masses, societies and nations may be involved simply because of the mechanics of spreading and keeping God’s word. Jesus himself chose twelve disciples (as Yahweh chose twelve tribes) and, while still alive, sent them out in pairs. (Matthew 10) But every man and woman’s relationship with God is individual. And a parent is to teach a child directly. As pertains to a Jew, the parent must tell the child once a year, directly and specifically, exactly what God did and that He did it, not for some group of people in the distant past, but for me; only then is the child told for you.
The tendency of every child is to believe only the world he sees. As far as we are concerned, the world began when we were about four years old and our memory developed. We must develop the understanding that Moses and Yahweh — and, clearly, we are talking about Jesus here, as well — did what they did for me.
The very emphatic language and repetition about the Passover alerts us as to how important God considers this commandment: Teach the child the truth. Teach him or her directly, one to one. Read him the Scripture and make him understand, as clearly as if it is tattooed on his hand or forehead, that it is a letter addressed to him.
This is a duty given by God before the ten commandments and it is stated in the strongest possible terms. Teaching the children about God is an important part of Christian life, as much as charitable giving, prayer and praise, and it is always worth thinking about whether we might seek out an opportunity to make a contribution of some sort.
Meditation : Prayer : May the God of endurance and encouragement grant us to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together we may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. |
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