Remembrance

” And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time.” (Numbers 9:1-2, ESV)

Here, the Lord told Moses to have the people observe the Passover feast. This was the second observance of this feast for Israel. As you may recall, the Passover feast was a remembrance of that time from the exodus when the Lord passed over the homes of the Israelites who had the blood of the lamb smeared on the door posts. The blood of the lamb was to protect Israel as the Lord smote the first born of Egypt. It was a feast of remembrance of God’s intervention, delivering Israel from Egyptian bondage.

There are many times in life when we reminisce about a good experience we had in the past. I often talk with people about the good times I have had fishing or on a vacation. Israel was to always remember the blessing of God’s mercy and deliverance extended to them from their bondage in Egypt. This they would do as that observed the annual feast of Passover.

Remembering the good times helps us in the struggles of every day life. Partaking of the Lord’s Supper, communion, is a remembrance that is commanded for us in our Christian life. It is a remembrance meal that causes us to give reverence and thanksgiving for the blessing of life granted to us by the work of Christ on the cross. This remembrance also is designed to encourage us in the faith.

It is good for us, as believers in Christ, to remember our deliverance from bondage. Christ is the Lamb of God, who was the sacrifice for our deliverance from our bondage to sin. In our services, we often partake of the Lord’s Supper, a remembrance meal, to focus upon Christ’s death on the cross, His body broken, and His blood shed for us.

In conjunction with this remembrance, it is good for us to remember the moment we became partakers of His grace. We are encouraged when we remember the experience of our salvation, that moment when we first believed. We ought to remember the depth from which God by His grace rescued us. We ought to consider the new heights to which He has lifted us.

Yet, we should not just take time to remember this when we participate in the Lord’s Supper, we ought to remember God’s grace regularly. It will encourage us and motivate us to walk by the Spirit. I encourage you to take some time today and reflect upon your conversion experience.