Day 38 - 40 Days in the Word: The Lamb Who Was Given For Us

When Jesus shared the bread and the cup with His disciples, He was doing far more than establishing a tradition—He was revealing the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. The Passover, celebrated for generations, pointed forward to this very moment. Just as the blood of the lamb once caused judgment to pass over the people, Jesus—the true Lamb of God—would soon offer His own body and blood for the forgiveness of sins. Through Him, salvation is no longer limited by background, status, or past mistakes. Anyone who believes is covered, forgiven, and made new. The Lord’s Supper reminds us not only of what Jesus has done, but of the incredible love behind it—a love that rescues, redeems, and gives eternal life.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”  Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.  This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. – Matthew 26: 26-27

There’s a saying that Jesus is in the Old Testament concealed and in the New Testament revealed.  The Passover celebration was in remembrance of God’s deliverance of Israel out of Egypt.  The word “Passover” was from when the Lord passed over all the houses that had the blood of the lamb on the doorposts so that the death of every first-born (the tenth of the plagues the Lord sent on Egypt) would not come on them.  Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper on the Passover since the Passover was really a foreshadowing of the Lamb of God (Jesus) who, by His death and resurrection, allows for us to be passed over when it comes to judgment from God.  The interesting thing about the Passover was that it didn’t matter if the doorpost that had blood on it was a Jewish home or an Egyptian one, as long as there was blood, they were “passed over”.  In the same way, whether Gentile or Jew, if we have the blood of the Lamb (by believing in Jesus), we will be saved.

What does it mean to you personally that Jesus gave His body and blood so that you could be forgiven and made new?

Prayer:  Thank You, Lord, for Your love for us!  Just like You executed judgment in the days of Israel’s enslavement in Egypt on the unrighteous yet spared those who had the blood on the doorposts (even if they were Egyptians), You too will spare us if we believe in Your beloved Son – our Precious Savior – the true Lamb of God!  It doesn’t matter who we are, where we came from or what we’ve done, if we have the blood of the Lamb on us by believing in Him, we will be spared from Your righteous judgment and given an amazing gift of eternity with You - our amazing God and giver of all good things! We ask that You would give us opportunities to share this amazing love You have for us and that You would help us to remember, always be thankful and grow closer to our source of life – Jesus our Lord.  In Jesus' most holy name we pray, Amen.

If you want to know more about Passover from a Jewish perspective, check out my dear friend MiMi's blog post and it's meaning for her now that she is a Messianic Jew (a person who is Jewish who has accepted Jesus as Messiah and Savior: Hide the Matzah, Find Jesus