A Time to Reflect and Change

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The Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread provide us with an annual reminder of the important initial steps in God’s great Plan of Salvation. The Passover reminds us that Jesus Christ died for our sins. When we come to realize that Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, we must also take time to examine ourselves (1 Corinthians 11:28-32) and make every effort to eliminate from our lives any sins that God allows us to see. Our focus during the Days of Unleavened Bread should be on searching ourselves and eliminating any leaven (sins) that we find in our lives. To effectively carry out this process, we need to remember the biblical definition of sin—that “sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John 3:4, KJV). The Scriptures can help us identify sinful attitudes and actions in our lives if we read and meditate on the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) and the spiritual intent of God’s instructions (Matthew 5-7; Romans 12 and Galatians 5). If we do not use God’s word as a guide, we can deceive ourselves by thinking that we are OK—because our thoughts and behaviors may not as bad as others’ in the world around us. However, God has called us to come out of this world (2 Corinthians 6:17) so we can be lights to the world (Matthew 5:14-16). The Passover period and the Days of Unleavened Bread are designed to help us in this vital process of reflection and change so we can become more like Jesus Christ.

Source:The World Ahead (Weekly Update) 4/02/09‏