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Nisan 14

The Love That Never Fails

This evening, at sundown, marks the beginning of the eight day Feast of what is known as the Feast of Pesach, or Passover (see Exodus 12:14-20; Leviticus 23:1-8), which actually combines Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.  This is a special time for those of us who observe; we do this (keep Pesach/Unleavened Bread) in remembrance of Him (see 1Cor 11:23-25).

“Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end].”  (1Cor 13:8 Amp)

Love is not just a feeling, it begins as a choice.  We choose, as an act of our will, whether we will walk and live “in love”, or whether we will not.  In reality, love has nothing to do whether other people love us or not, it has everything to do with our choice under any and all circumstances.

Elohim, the Eternal God, the Creator of the universe, choose to love the nation of Israel, and call them His own.  He has established a covenant with this nation, a covenant that, in legal language, is sewn up tight and binding, but has yet to be fulfilled in its entirety.  Because of the love that He has for His people, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob delivered a nation of over 3 million slaves into freedom, from death into life, accepting the sacrificial blood of the Passover Lamb.  This event is still celebrated annually at the Feast of Passover (see Ex 12).

Centuries later, in fulfillment of more promises that YHWH our Elohim made, another Sacrificial Lamb died.  By His own choice, Messiah Yeshua gave up His life to redeem and ransom ours – amazing love, oh, what sacrifice! (see John 10:15-18).  Added to this is the fact that Yeshua “gave up” His life at the Feast of Passover – at the exact time the lambs were being slain for the Feast.  Yeshua is the completed Passover Lamb.  Because “LOVE NEVER FAILS”, we can now stand in His love, delivered from the corruption of Egypt and the world, and reunited with our Heavenly Father.

"This is my command: that YOU keep on loving each other JUST as I have loved you. No one has greater love than a person who lays down his life for his friends. You are my friends, IF you do what I command you.”  (John 15:12-14 CJB, emphasis mine)

“By this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers ... My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in DEED and in TRUTH.” (1John 3:16, 18 ISR, emphasis mine)

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