The Passover Lamb

As you might have caught a couple of posts ago, I'm in a Beth Moore Bible study at church, Jesus the One and Only. I highly recommend it for any of you who may not have done it. She has a real knack for making you think of things in a different light. Anyway, I was reading back over some of my older posts and realized the same verse keeps coming up, and guess what...it is back again this week.

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."
Luke 22:42

It is, of course, listed in Matthew's gospel and in Hebrews as well. Still, it is basically the same verse. I guess God is trying to tell me something. Being that today is Easter and I find myself reflecting on this verse quite a bit. I was amazed to listen to Beth's extrapalation on the meaning of "this cup". God sure is in the details! I have always known that Jesus was the Lamb, the Passover. That is just something you come to know and hear as you grow in your walk and learn at church. I did not fully grasp this until going back and rereading the passages in Exodus dealing with the Passover and listening to the traditions of the Jews celebrating the Passover. It was amazing!!! Apparently there are 4 cups during the Passover Feast and 4 "I will" promises represented in those cups, found in Exodus. Christ is the cup of redemption from the Passover. Of course I've known for quite some time now that He is the Redeemer. Processing that He planned that long before it ever took place, long before the disciples could understand exactly what He meant. To imagine him standing up in that room telling the disciples that is just overwhelming! I cannot fully express all my thoughts on this because I'm still trying to wrap my head around the very specific meaning it carried the moment He said it. I never connected the details. I knew the symbolism, I understand the impact, but I missed the very specific details. God is so deliberate, so perfect, and so concerned with us, with me. Amazing to process!

I pray that in this Easter, you have found God even in the details. If you don't know him personally, I pray that you find Him. He is precious and cares for us more that we can imagine! Thank the Lord that He made the decision to be our cup, our Lamb! He is risen!