A Night of Deliverance

 Mark 14:12 (KJV) And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

The first time we read the word Passover is in 

Exodus 12:11 (KJV) And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.

This was a night of deliverance but also a night to be much observed.  Exodus 12:42 (KJV) It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.  So without the Passover there would have been no first born that would have left Egypt. In the New Testament we get a clear look at the Passover. Read what the Apostle Paul said in     1 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Christ is our Passover it was His blood that was shed for our sin. Just like those in Egypt that first night, without the blood they died. Christ Jesus is now this world's Passover and we as a people must accept what Jesus did on the Cross at Calvary. If not, then there will be no deliverance for us. It’s not the lying, cheating,  illicit sex, or adultery, homosexuality, drugs, alcohol, murder, or anything else you might think of. No it’s as simple as rejecting Jesus as your Passover. What would you think of a man that is in a burning house with no way out. He is on the second floor. The stairway has already been burned and has fallen to the first floor, all is in full blaze. Then all of a sudden there’s a fireman on a lift outside the window, but the window will not open. The fireman takes his ax and knocks the window out. There is now a big opening easy to get to the fireman and the lift that will deliver this man from the fire. But the man refuses to leave the room; he's not sure that the lift will hold both of them. The fireman assures him it will but he still refuses and burns alive in that room. What would you say about that man who was burned alive? I’m not sure what you would call him but I would say he didn’t make the right decision and it cost him his life when deliverance was just outside his window. The same is true today for those who for whatever reason refuses what Jesus did on Calvary’s Cross for them.  Revelation 3:20 (KJV) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Jesus is standing, He is knocking to anyone, just open the door and let Him in and He said I will come in. Those who do there’s deliverance and for those who don’t there’s no hope of survival. If asked the question if you were to die next week would you go to heaven? What would be your answer? The answer could be a lot of things. Then ask yourself, has my answer changed anything in my life? Do I have a relationship with the God of the Bible? Do I talk with Him in prayer? Do I hunger to read about Him in my Bible? Do I want to live for Him? Do I want others to know about Him? Do I remember a time in my life when it changed because of Him? If not, why not? Are you like the man in the burning house? Refusing to get on the lift because you are afraid it won’t hold you? What do you think will be the results if you refuse Jesus Christ?