Bibledoorajar: What Does It All Mean?

     As the children of Israel grabbed their unleavened bread, herded their flocks and gathered their families to move out, they were told to continue having the Feast of Passover. And when the Feast provoked questions  among their children as to its' meaning they were asked to always explain the meaning to them. Thus, going out from the completion of the Feast, Israelites had an assurance about their righteous God who intervened in their need and saved and redeemed them for His own. That was the path that they and their children were to walk in. It would be assuring and a confidence builder in their God who loved them and provided for them in their need. It was something they would know and on which their hope would anchor.

     Yesterday in worship the preacher alluded to the confidence and lack of fear we should have as we go forth having shared the fellowship of the Lord's Supper. He alluded to Phillipians 2:1 ff. in which the Apostle Paul challenged Christians to quantify in their own minds the confidence they had placed in the Son of God. That quantification wiould lead to a given mindset that wiould govern their lives in their families and communities. A righteous God had provided for their need. He had and He would. Share the thought as oft as you meet around the table, Paul said. Examine yourself. Is your quantification of what you have in Christ leading you to a similar mindset as His? Are you telling your children of the importance of that mental exercise? Do you continue to value the Feast Divine?
Reread Phillipians 2: 1ff. this week and praise God for His every provision in Christ.  As you serve and minister this week, remind yourself by what power and in what Name you do so. Is it the same One you confessed you were united with? If so, what does that do with your human fear?