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Pesach 2024 - Treasures in Jars of Clay

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 As I've been preparing Hebron for the Healing to the Nations family to come together to remember and celebrate YHVH's passover I've been praying that the Ruach haKodesh will prepare our hearts and minds, and reveal more of His truth and ways to us. 

Being able to experience community, with all the blessings and challenges that it brings, is a true privilege, and the wisdom of our Father.  Here we have time - time to develop relationships - time to sit around the Word - time to enjoy creation and the night sky - and just as importantly, time for individuals to wander around the property, meditate and commune with YHVH without the busyness of life.

Yeshua's eternal covenant is exactly that - an eternal covenant.  Pesach is a covenant of redemption and restoration.  As humankind is prone to do, we can break covenant and add clauses to the covenant of our own making.  It's human nature to want to change the terms and conditions of the covenant, or even wrap the covenant in traditions.  But hallelu Yah, He is resolute!

The passover meal, the day of first fruits and the week of unleavened bread is a week of prophetic importance and the humble hyssop plant plays a role,  I planted hyssop in my garden as a reminder of that role and despite my neglect it valiantly lives on.  The blood of the lamb had to be applied to the door posts with hyssop and it was used in the levitical cleansing rituals.  Nailed to the stake, Yeshua was offered wine vinegar via hyssop and we can't forget the cry of David, "cleanse me with hyssop and I shall be clean...".  It was said of Solomon (1 Kings 4:33) that he spoke about the cedars and the 'hyssop that springs out of the wall'.  Hyssop is a place and state of humility, and the recognition of our need for cleansing.  So I'm reminded again to take the opportunity to humble myself before El Shaddai so that He can be exalted in my life and the power of the Good News of the kingdom of YHVH is declared rightly.  As Paul wrote....

Treasures in Jars of Clay

2 Corinthians 4: For this reason, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy, we do not lose heart. 2 Instead, we renounced the hidden shameful ways—not walking in deception or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by the open proclamation of the truth. 3 And even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Messiah Yeshua as Lord—and ourselves as your slaves for Yeshua’s sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a] is the One who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Messiah.

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, so that the surpassing greatness of the power may be from God and not from ourselves. 8 We are hard pressed in every way, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not in despair; 9 persecuted, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Yeshua, so that the life of Yeshua may also be revealed in our mortal body. 11 For we who live are always being handed over to death for Yeshua’s sake, so that the life of Yeshua may be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. 13 But we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.”  So we also believe, and therefore we also speak, 14 knowing that the One who raised the Lord Yeshua will raise us also with Yeshua, and will bring us with you into His presence. 15 For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace that is spreading through more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow—to the glory of God.

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