Seder Celebration

Tonight our whole family participated in a Seder Celebration at our church

Passover, if of course, the most important of Jewish religious festivals

commemorating God's deliverance of the hebrews from slavery in Egypt

and His creation of the Israelite people.

The Seder or "order" recounts and celebrates the entire sequence of events

that led to the Israelite's freedom from slavery.

While thoroughly based in those historical events, the Passover celebration 

encompasses much more as it becomes a vehicle to celebrate 

the greater revelation of God's nature and His gracious work

in the world through Jesus.  

It is in this larger dimension that Jesus celebrates the passover service 

as a sacramental remembrance of God's new

work of deliverance in Christ, and allows Christians to celebrate this ancient festival.

It was a very special evening of tradition and meaning

"Jesus has said, 'Surely I am coming soon.' We say Amen.  

Come quickly, Lord Jesus!"

Revelation 22:20