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This year with Passover coming four weeks after Resurrection Sunday, we have more opportunities to proclaim Messiah as the Lamb of God. At one of our seders, there were several non-believers in attendance. Millie,* a |
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Jewish woman with whom I had spoken on other occasions, mentioned to her friend who invited her that she thoroughly enjoyed the Seder. This actually surprised a few people since she strongly argued against the faith at her table. |
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She kept asking, “How can there be just one way?”; “how can one sacrifice be enough for everyone's sins?”; and saying, "there has to be more to attain salvation than just faith in Yeshua." |
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With each question she was brought back to the Scriptures: what Yeshua provided in His death as the Passover Lamb is the one sacrifice for everyone's sins, if they would just trust in Him. After the meal, I shared that as the hidden matzah (the Afikomen) is brought back on the third cup so Messiah was raised from the dead on the third day. I noticed Millie was intently listening. Perhaps that was what the Lord was using to connect some of the dots for her. She said to me afterwards she had much to think about. Then I met Sarah,* a college student waiting for her friends who had invited and brought her to the Passover meal. I asked her what she thought of the Seder. She said, “I was very confused because I found myself interested, but then I remembered that don’t believe in God!” I responded, “maybe you believe more than you realize.” Sharing some of my story with her, I told her that at her age I would have been uninterested in any religion and didn't particularly think in terms of a personal God. But the more I looked into it the more I came to realize how very much He cares and loves people. She said, “That’s the problem, Sam, if He's so loving, why is there all the garbage going on in the world?” I responded, “Two words: free will.” “Free will?” she asked with a surprised look on her face. “Yes,” I said, “that's why we have all the garbage. God created us in His image, and this includes free will, the ability to make choices. Unfortunately, Sarah, we get to make really dumb choices, and there are real consequences. And that's where all the garbage comes from. But God would want us to use our free will to care for and not hurt those around us.” As her friends came by to take her back to the dorm, she said, “Imagine that, free will. I never thought of that.” Another encouragement occurred a few weeks ago when a Lebanese pastor invited me to speak at his congregation and share the Passover. Several people came up after the service and said how meaningful the teaching was for them. One of those couples prayed to receive Jesus as their Messiah, among several others who rededicated their lives. The pastor and I rejoiced that an Arab and a Jew could be one in Messiah and together proclaim a message of life that impacts the world. It's a tremendous blessing to see how many believers take the opportunity to invite their Jewish friends to hear about Messiah in the Passover. It’s still early in the Passover season, so please remember us in prayer as we gear up to share with even more people the great news of the Good News, that we can all “behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Y |
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