I heard someone refer to the communion as a simple
meal. Instantly I had two reactions.
First I thought, “Tell that to all us ladies who spend days preparing the
meal”; and second, my heart broke because so many just don’t understand what
the cup and ‘cracker’ represent.
For the last several years I have hosted a Passover Seder. I
use the ’30 Minute Seder’, which is not really 30 minutes, but it is a
simplified version. And it is not a
Messianic Seder because I want us to experience what Jews around the world are
experiencing. I want us to walk through
the Exodus as Jesus did with His disciples.
And while the experience is still fresh, we connect the dots to see
Jesus as the Passover Lamb through a brief teaching.
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| Passover 2013 |
This past year there were about 60 in attendance. I just loved watching the light come on in the
faces around the room. It’s great to see
that ‘aha’ moment when Jesus’ last supper is connected to the Seder. Communion then takes on a richer meaning. We come to experience the exodus from death
to life; from slavery to sin to freedom in Christ.
Please don’t get me wrong, you can certainly understand the
gift of salvation and have a wonderful relationship with Jesus. But without grasping the Jewish roots of our
faith, we are missing the mind-blowing faithfulness of our God throughout the
ages and the indescribable brilliance of His forethought!
I wish all my Gentile brethren would experience a Passover
Seder. That the communion would no
longer be a ‘simple meal’ for us, but a magnificent feast as we realize and celebrate the awesome plan of God
for redemption from the beginning of time.
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