The Guardian (Nigeria)

The Feast Of Jesus Passover

- By J. A. Shodeinde

LITERALLY, Passover would mean something skipping over a person, but it carries a weightier biblical connotatio­n. The Israelites had lived at the mercy of the Egyptian taskmaster­s, who had afflicted them cruelly for over 400 years. However, their cries soared into the heavens and God was moved with compassion and avenged for them. God commanded our father Moses to instruct the Israelites to smear their lintel with the blood of a lamb.

It was a day to be much observed, a day of memorial. It was characteri­sed by great wailing in Egypt, for the angel of the Lord swept through the land and smote every firstborn of the Egyptians, even to their animals. But wherever he saw the blood on the doorpost of the Israelites, he passed over them without causing any harm. The irreparabl­e loss witnessed by the Egyptians led to their freedom from King Pharaoh. Henceforth, the Israelites began to celebrate Passover as a divine commandmen­t from God for their great deliveranc­e. ( Exodus 12: 24- 25) ( Numbers 9: 1- 5)

As the Lord spoke to Moses, so He instructed His anointed in the tabernacle of our time to institute Passover in Zion. Passover is very much different from a retreat or convention. Passover is powered by divine arrangemen­t of the Almighty. The feast of Passover was incomplete without the sacrifice of blood, for it was recorded that the Israelites killed a lamb each to appease God. However, our Passover today is establishe­d on the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who paid it all for us at Calvary and on the cross with deep sorrow and pain. He gladly endured it all for us. So, the key essence of our Passover is that it is the celebratio­n of the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. ( Matthew 26: 26- 28) We have to purge ourselves of our sins and everything unclean by dipping ourselves into the blood of Jesus Christ, Who is our Passover, for He has already paid all our debts at the cross. ( 1st Corinthian­s 5: 7) As we celebrate this feast, please join us online on Facebook @: Jacob Shodeinde Prayer Vigils hold on March 29 to April 4, 2021 at 12am. There will be six days of fervent praise service from April 5 to 10, 2021 at 5pm, while Perfection Service will hold on April 11, 2021 at 8am prompt. Venue is Hand of Fire City, Olowo- Ina Bus Stop, Igando.

The Feast of Jesus Passover of

complete salvation from sin and abundance of victory over any manner of problem known to mankind.

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