Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Upper room Daily Devotional "Remembering" for Wednesday, 28 May 2014 - Read Exodus 12:14-19

Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Upper room Daily Devotional "Remembering" for Wednesday, 28 May 2014 - Read Exodus 12:14 This day shall be to you for a memorial, and you shall keep it a feast to Yahweh: throughout your generations you shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever.
15 “‘Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 In the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no kind of work shall be done in them, except that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you. 17 You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance forever. 18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty first day of the month at evening. 19 There shall be no yeast found in your houses for seven days, for whoever eats that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a foreigner, or one who is born in the land.
[Jesus] took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”(Luke 22:19 (NIV))
Many years ago, when my wife and I got married, we had the wedding ceremony and evening reception videotaped; recently we watched the video again. It was amazing how many details we had forgotten, even though we had often talked about the wedding over the years. Throughout the Bible, God tells people to do certain things so that future generations will remember important events. God instituted the Passover meal to remind the Israelites of their release from Egypt. Offering sacrifices reminded the Hebrew people of their sins and the forgiveness that they could receive. Jesus commanded his disciples to remember his death and sacrifice by observing the Last Supper. The early disciples celebrated this meal regularly. No doubt they focused on how the events affected their lives and recalled the words Jesus had spoken while he was with them. How important it is that in addition to remembering the everyday events of our lives, we also take time to remember and tell others what God has done for us.
The Author: Mark A. Wallace (Suffolk, England)
Thought for the Day: Today I will remember the good things God has done for me.
Prayer: Dear God of past, present, and future, we thank you for all that you have done for us, and we ask that you help us to always remember your goodness and love. Amen.

Prayer focus: Historians
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