2018 Passover - BE FREE

SF, Stagecoach,  NV

Dear Brothers, Sisters, & Unsaved

     Next week, (Friday, March 30th at 6 pm through Saturday, March 31st 6 pm).  Is the start of Passover, it actually goes for a week.  Like the Chosen of God - Israel, many in the Body of Christ will be celebrating it also (Exodus 12:14 & Luke 22:1-22) forever - In Heaven too.
     For the Jew, it's to remind them how God sent them a deliverer (Moses) to set them free from the bondage of Egypt.  For Christians, it's to remind us of our deliverer (Jesus) and rejoice from the bondage of sin, giving us the option to be saved, and a promise of spending eternity with Him.
     We are not under the law of Moses, but when we take communion in remembrance of our Lord, we are obeying the same basic principals as Passover.  For the last several years, we have kept the 3 mandatory feasts Exodus 34:18-27 tells us about; Passover, Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) and Tabernacles.  I have to tell you the parallels are uncanny, opening our eyes to the purpose and promises of each Feast.
     Should you desire to have a family Passover meal, Exodus 12:1-28, 40-51 will tell you how.  Just remember we're not under the law, but like the Jew we can come to meet God with them and Praise the Lord, for our FREEDOM FROM THE EVIL ONE, who we served before Jesus.
     If you want more, you can follow how Jesus and His disciples had Passover seeing the correlation between the Passover lamb and Jesus in Matthew 26:1-5, 17-20.  Notice in verse 1, that Jesus came to Jerusalem the same time, where all the lambs were brought in to the priests to sacrifice for Passover.  Verse 5 fulfills the promise that during Passover, no man could harm you (Exodus 34:24).  Verse 17 everyone prepares in advance for Passover because they had to remove leaven (sin), represented [for us "yeast" products - which I simply freeze for the week] from the house (ungodly books, movies, music, etc., anything you wouldn't want Jesus to see, which He does of course).  Verse 20 shows us Jesus reclining at the table talking with his disciples, so we should relax and rest in Him that day too.  Mostly for us, it's a time to remember where we were before Jesus saved us - versus where we are today.  Give testimonies of how you came to Jesus and some special things He's done for you, since you became His.
     You can also read John 2:13-25 and see in verses 14-16 how Jesus cleaned the temple (our body) before Passover.  So we can focus on our redemption - His life for ours.  Verses 19-22 reveals the scripture Jesus fulfilled.  Verses 23-25 you'll see that Jesus didn't care about what man thought, just that His purpose that Abba [Father] gave Him, was being fulfilled.
     There are roughly 118 verses in the New Testament about Passover, but let me share this last one with you.  Acts 12:1-12 Peter's death sentence was prolonged because of the 7 days of Passover in verse 3, so there is protection during Passover.  Verse 4, there were 4 squads of soldiers guarding against Peter's escape, so it doesn't matter what circumstance you're in, God can deliver you.  Verses 5-7, the Church was interceding for Peter and even with death over his head, and 2 soldiers bound to him, Peter slept so deeply, an angel had to strike Peter to wake him up!  Now that's trusting the Lord.  In verses 8-11, the angel gave Peter instructions - aren't we told, be nice to strangers for it might be an angel from the Lord?  But even if you're unsure if you've having a dream or vision like Peter, obey the Word and any messenger of God.  And I really like verse 12 because the Lord not only saved Peter from death, but those interceding knew their prayers were answered too.
     I believe Passover is a time for; cleansing our temples (body), protection, intercession, praising and remembering what Jesus has done, is still doing and revealing to us, as we seek Him.  He is still the same yesterday, today and forever.  Only accepting the Blood of Jesus opens the door of forgiveness and deliverance.  DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE, BUT BELIEVE AND DWELL ON HIS WORD AND OBEY.

[Philippians 4:8-9 NKJV] 8 "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things [are] noble, whatever things [are] just, whatever things [are] pure, whatever things [are] lovely, whatever things [are] of good report, if [there is] any virtue and if [there is] anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

May this year's evil, Pass-over you and your loved ones, in the manifestation of His perfect will on earth as it is in Heaven.

God Bless - SF