In the Old Testament the Lord Yahweh made covenants with the descendants of Abraham Isaac and Israel, His chosen people. They were unfaithful many a time but God is always faithful. He fulfilled His promise and delivered them from slavery in Egypt. For this, a lamb had to be slaughtered and its blood painted on the doorposts and lintel. Also, the first borns of all their oppressors were killed. People of God ate a quick meal before their departure and they were told to do this year after year as a memorial.
Israelites celebrated this all through the centuries as a memorial. It was also a pointer to the ultimate Passover where the perfect lamb of God would be sacrificed for bringing the ultimate deliverance from slavery to sin and satan. Jesus and His disciples ate this Passover meal the day before he was crucified.
As believers in Christ we have a new covenant. Jesus established this during the last Passover meal. He symbolically sealed it with His flesh and blood and fulfilled it the next day on the cross. God allowed His firstborn to be killed on that day to defeat death and set us free. He commanded His followers to continue to observe this symbolic act as the sign of God’s new covenant with us remembering the Lamb of God who gave His flesh and blood for our salvation.
Covenant Thursday is the commemoration of God’s new covenant with us. God is faithful to the last letter of His Word. Have you trusted the Lamb of God for your deliverance? Invite Him to be your one and only Saviour and enthrone Him as the Lord of your life, today.
