Eat the whole lamb
Philipper 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto
his death;
1 Peter 2:21 and 24 For to this you have been called, because
Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you
might follow in his steps. He himself bore our sins in his body
on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
By his wounds you have been healed.
When
Israel was to leave Egypt, they ate the Passover lamb. The instruction
was that they ate it all. That nothing should be left out. Even
the less tastier parts. You were not allowed only to eat the tender
parts, or the parts you liked, but also the parts you didn’t like.
This was of course an image and shadow of Christ. You cannot pick
and choose what part of Christ you want. Some only want the gifts.
No, you have to take it all. Eat the whole lamb. Not only the POWER
of his resurrection, but also the fellowship with his sufferings.
To receive Christ, is to take it all. IT starts at the cross…
To know him is to take part in all aspects of him. Not only the
power and the gifts, but also the fellowship with his sufferings.
The cross, and repentance. Pastor Gøran Andreassen
Additional scriptures for further study: Exodus 12:1-20; Isaiah
53; John 1:29, 36; 1 Corinthian 5:7; Galatians 2:19-21; Philippians
3:9-10; Colossians 2:6-15; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 4:13-17; Revelation
12:11