New feature

I'm thinking of adding a regular feature to the blog: Steve's Scripture reading of the day, divided into 2 parts.

1. Credenda: Latin for "things to believe" and learn from Scripture.
2. Agenda: Latin for "things to do" because of the Scripture text I read.

I got the wording idea here.
We'll see how it goes...



Scripture: Exodus 12-13 - the Passover

Credenda (things to learn/know/believe): Ex 12:4
"If the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man’s need you shall make your count for the lamb."
- A whole lamb is too much for 1-2 people to eat, I'd assume. So God says if you only have a few people in your household, you have to share a lamb with another house. This way, no one has Passover alone. There are big parties, and no one slips through the cracks because we know who is keeping an eye on you. The neighbor living next to you. As Passover approaches, all the neighbors are asking each other: what's your plan? Where will you keep the feast? (See Matt 26:17).

- Also profound: Jesus is our Passover Lamb. He is MUCH too big to eat alone, or with 1-2 others. We have to share Him. He sets a huge wedding banquet. God works with us as households. And if our household is one (we're widowed) or two (empty nesters?), God has a bigger family for us to be a part of.

Agenda (things to do): Ex 12:14 - remember
- "This day will be to you a memorial." It is done to remember the redemption of a nation from slavery. When Jesus says to His disciples, on Passover night, "Do this in remembrance of me," the root word is the same. For a new act of redemption, on the cross, there was a new memorial meal. I must remember the great things God has done for me.