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Spring Holy Days—Springboard for Spiritual Growth

Some early spring flowers have blossomed here in Ohio and now many bushes and trees are beginning to bud or put forth small leaves. Much of God’s creation is beginning to grow again after a season of dormancy. I hope that our spiritual lives have not been in a state of dormancy since the fall Holy Day season and we have all had some steady spiritual growth in our lives these past several months.

Regardless, let us all take proper advantage of God’s spring Holy Days and allow them to be a springboard for greater spiritual growth in the future!

The Passover is the starting point and the process is “sins admitted, sins repented, sins forgiven!” Then our marching orders are to do our best to “go and sin no more.” We are to allow Jesus Christ to live in us and to transform us into His image and likeness. We are to become spiritually unleavened through Christ’s wonderful sacrifice and our willingness to show our love to both Father and Son by striving to keep His commandments, statutes and laws as revealed in God’s holy Word!

It is virtually impossible to adequately put into words the magnitude and importance of the Passover sacrifice on the part of both Father and Son for every one of us, His children.

Romans 6:23 clearly and emphatically says, “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

What we have all earned is death. Let us all be humbled and very grateful for the wonderful sacrifice of our Savior, Jesus Christ, the Passover Lamb that brings us forgiveness and eternal life!

Friday evening, we will observe the Passover service and renew our covenant with God the Father and Jesus Christ.

Saturday evening, just after the weekly Sabbath, and at the very beginning of the First Day of Unleavened Bread on the 15th of Nisan, we will be gathered together to observe what we refer to as the “Night to Be Much Observed.” It is important to rehearse for our family members, especially the youth among us, the events and miraculous signs and wonders surrounding the origin of these days. Let us be mindful that the majority of our fellowship together on the Night to Be Much Observed should occur after sunset as Nisan 15 begins.

God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt (symbolic of sin) with a “high hand.” He blessed them greatly and saved them from their bondage of slavery. He delivered and saved them from Pharaoh’s army and He never completely left them or forsook them in spite of their very real shortcomings and sins.

Much more could be said, but let us all use these very special days to draw nearer to God and to Christ and draw from Them the strength to overcome our sins and walk in righteousness as they always do! Let us all use these days as a springboard for greater spiritual growth, faith and strength!

May you all have a very rewarding Passover, Sabbath and Days of Unleavened Bread!