Exodus 12:21-51
I don’t know any Christians who celebrate Passover. Why not; it’s in our Bible? I guess the reason is that there is a new Passover of greater scope that has subsumed the original Passover: The blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God has brought freedom from captivity to sin and judgment.
Yet we should not ‘spiritualize’ this over much. By that I mean we would not want to lose what is subsumed in the greater meaning. There was physical deliverance from physical hardship. There is something incomplete in our spiritual liberation if it is not accompanied by compassion for those in very down-to-earth situations of captivity.
We would want, I think, to avoid either the liberal or conservative extremes: identifying salvation with social action on the one hand, or a sole concern with getting souls into heaven on the other. Becoming more like Jesus means we are concerned for the whole person, including balance in our own life and discipleship.
Prayer:
Thank you, Jesus, that in your earthly ministry we see your compassion for people in their immediate circumstances, and not as a means toward something else, but just because you were filled with love for them. Infuse me with your Spirit. Amen.
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2 comments:
amen to that. jesus was a healer of both bodies and souls. biblical action seems to be charted on two axes: the vertical axis of righteousness with the commandment to love god, and the horizontal axis of justice with the commandment to love our neighbours as ourselves.
funny how jesus unites what we view as opposites: liberal and conservative.
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