Ezekiel 45

ScriptureEzekiel 45:21“‘In the first month on the fourteenth day you are to observe the Passover, a festival lasting seven days, during which you shall eat bread made without yeast.Observation - What does it say?This new temple after the Israelites are brought back from exile is described with many changes. But one of the things that remains the same is the command of God to observe the Passover. The Passover festival had a very specific purpose of remembering and celebrating the miraculous way God delivered his people from Egypt.Understanding - What does it mean?

It's interesting to me that remembrance and celebration of what God has done is a command.

Those people I’ve met who are the most passionate about loving God and loving others seem to all have something in common: They haven’t lost sight of what God has done for them. Their conversion experience hasn’t become old news. There results of continual remembrance are huge!Psalm 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember    and turn to the Lord,and all the families of the nations    shall worship before you.That verse shows us that when we remember, the result is turning toward the Lord and worship springing up from our hearts. If we find the joy of our salvation fading and feel a bit stale or complacent, it would do us well to set aside some time to remember and celebrate. Relive in your memory where you were when God found you and the transformation he has brought to your life through Jesus Christ.As we remember and celebrate, we’ll find our hearts echoing heroes of the faith in scripture:Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.Psalm 22:22 I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:Life ApplicationSet aside some time today to remember and worship.God, forgive us for losing sight of all you’ve blessed us with. I know that the enemy would love for us to believe that our life is nothing more than our present struggles. But you have been faithful! You’ve never failed us. Never. Help us to be more intentional about remembering your wonders and declaring your praises. Amen.- Levi Thompson 

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