Something is happening in Exodus!
Israel is walking out of Egypt but freedom is not the most important thing happening. Before they reach the wilderness… before they receive the law… before they see the Promised Land… God does something unexpected. He gives them an identity.
Three strange instructions emerge in the shadow of deliverance: circumcision, the consecration of the firstborn, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. At first glance, they feel ritualistic. Ceremonial. Even restrictive. What if they are revelations?What if, hidden inside these commands, is a whisper about who truly belongs to God and how?
God is doing more than rescuing slaves. He is forming a people. He is marking them. He is teaching them that identity is not achieved, it is received.
And here is the greater mystery: Israel’s identity was never the final destination. It was a shadow. A signpost. A foreshadowing.
One day, a true Firstborn would not be redeemed but given.
One day, a greater Passover Lamb would be sacrificed.
One day, belonging would move from an outward mark to a circumcised heart.
Israel’s story was preparing us for Christ.
Join us 4 PM on Sunday as we will see how the identity God gave Israel foreshadows the identity He now gives us in Jesus.
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March 8- Save the Date! Join us as we celebrate my ordination. We’ll gather for a special ordination service followed by a potluck celebration together. I would love for you to be part of this joyful occasion!
March 15- We’ll be holding a sound training at 1 PM. Anyone interested in volunteering to run the sound board during Sunday services is welcome to join us!”
Regards,
Godfrey