Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes (1Corinthinas 11:23-26 NIV).

Throughout his life and ministry Jesus knew that his final destination as the perfect human being was the cross. This did not deter him from observing the customs which were in place.  For example he did not start his public ministry until he was 30 years old, to comply with the Jewish timescale of becoming a man. He celebrated the festivals instituted by Moses. It was at the celebration of the Passover that Jesus changed the nature and meaning of this feast. The Passover is an annual Jewish feast that celebrates the time when God delivered his people from the hand of a wicked Pharaoh so that they could go and worship him in the wilderness (See Exodus 12). There are several elements to the Passover celebrated today one of which is the shank bone of a lamb.  Back in the days of Moses a pure lamb was killed and its blood daubed on the door post of the house to protect that house from the angel of death.

With this in mind and knowing that he would be that paschal or pure lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world (St John 1:29), Jesus ate the Passover meal with his disciples.  However, having prepared all the elements of the meal; bitter herbs, an egg, parsley, lettuce, mixed spices, bread made without yeast and containing holes and four cups of wine; the cups of sanctification, deliverance, redemption and restoration. We notice that the lamb was missing. Jesus was the lamb and it would be his blood that would cleanse us from our sin. Indeed the writer of Hebrews puts it this way, ‘without the shedding of blood there can be no forgiveness of sin (Hebrews 9:22 NRSV). 

Jesus went to the cross knowing that his blood would cleanse all those who put their hope and trust in him for salvation, redemption and restoration. So it was on the cross that his precious blood was shed so that those who believe in him with all their hearts would be released from the curse of sin, which is eternal death and separation from God.

 Today apply the blood of Jesus to the post of your heart by faith by saying and believing this prayer; Dear Jesus I know that you died for my sin, and I believe that your blood can cleanse me from all the wrongs and evil I have done. Today I ask you to come into my life by the power of your Spirit and save me from eternal damnation. I believe that you have done this and receive you as my Lord and Saviour, amen.

If you prayed this prayed and believed it, you are saved. Now start reading your bible and allowing the blood of Jesus to keep on cleansing you from all your sin.

 Read Matt 26:17-30; St John 13:1-30 and 1Corinthians 11:23-26.