Text: 2 Chronicles 30:1-27
In Exodus 12 we read about the institution of the Passover meal. The Passover was a remembrance of when Yahweh brought Israel out of their enslavement in Egypt, and it was to be observed in the first month of every year. In today’s chapter, the people prepare for Passover by destroying all the idolatry in Jerusalem. The people were sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifices, which symbolized that the animals paid the death penalty for the people, and the sprinkling blood applies the death to the people. The people celebrated with great joy.
In Christ’s Kingdom, we celebrate the deliverance from our enslavement to sin, when we partake of the sacraments. Jesus Christ, our Passover Lamb, paid our death penalty on the cross. His accomplishment is applied to us by baptism, which is why many churches sprinkle water at baptism. It is also what we remember when we partake of Holy Communion. The bread and drink are just symbols, but the symbols point to a reality – Christ’s death in our place. When we trust the reality, then we receive the promises behind the symbols – our penalty is paid, and we are accepted by God. On Saturday night, please prepare your heart for the Holy Supper on Sunday, confess and repent your sin, and trust again in what Jesus Christ did for you.
Meditate on verse 14. How are you going to apply it to your life?
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, help us identify and remove every idol
from our midst. Amen.