Celebrate this Easter with
THE PASCHAL COVERAGE

Introduction:
John the Baptist introduced Christ on the river banks of Jordan, as: “…behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.”(Jn.1:29). Jesus was well aware of His role as a paschal lamb, to shed His precious blood on the cross, so that the people of the world who are bound as slaves to the prince of this world may be delivered for ever from the bondages of sin, curses, eternal death and eternal condemnation.
The Crucifixion, death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ is exactly the fulfillment of “Passover”, the “I am” Ordinance for the people of God.(Ex.12:24). The people of the Lord were in Egypt as slaves for over 430 Years (Ex.12:40)

1. It was a War declared; against the nation and against the gods of Egypt:
Suffering is not for ever. There is time frame set by the Lord! No matter how huge is the battle and no matter how severe the pain is! No matter how much we lost! No matter how strong the enemy is and no matter how hopeless the situation is! Just know this that the time of your deliverance is set by the Lord. Not an hour before or not an hour later. You will be free on the 1st day of the first month! Told the Lord to His people! Till then keep crying to me for your deliverance!. The king of Egypt can not keep the people of the Lord any more. The Lord had already devastated the nation with 9 kinds of plagues! And the enemy knows that he is no match for the Lord and his people! While the people of Egypt faced plagues after plagues, the people of the Lord dwelt in safety and security and a special coverage! “…when He has tried me , I shall come forth as gold.”(Job.23:10)

As we gather in the house of the Lord, to break the bread, meditating the sufferings of Christ on the Cross and then His resurrection, until he has returned; just remember this, that out side the prayer room or church building something is going on! The Lord will walk through the streets and houses of the nation, slaughtering and executing judgment against the gods of this world! (Ex.12:12)
Oh! The people of the Living God, pastors of churches, Heads of the Mission Organizations! World Evangelization can not be fulfilled until the people of the Living God, come in unity, around the banqueting table, to break the bread and to drink the cup and then to sing the songs of Praise.(Mt.26:30) The king of Egypt knew this and so he told Moses:
1. Sacrifice to your God in the Land.(Ex.8:25) The church and the world are one.
2. O.K .Go to the wilderness and sacrifice; but do not go too far away (Ex.8:28).
Be my target
3. Let only men go and leave behind women and the kids.(Ex.10.10-11) Be Divided!
4. O.K every one can go! Including the kids. But leave the cattle of all kind
behind (Ex.10:24) Sacrificing with out blood!!!
The people of God are fighting with each other on various issues, doctrinal, national discriminations, color discriminations, and other. Let us arise as on people! all united in the name of Jesus! As His church and Bride! We are covered with His blood! Jesus is still a lamb as it had been slain.(Rev.5:6)
“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to god by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
And hast made us unto our God kings and Priests: and we shall reign on the earth(Rev.5.9-10)
Oh! Yes! Out of 3300 millions of gods and goddesses the Lord redeemed us from India. My father’s generations were temple priests and my mother’s generations too were idolatrous. How true and faithful the Lord is! Where ever persecutions, destructions of churches and killing of God’s servants took place, the Lord walked through that nation with a war of His kind against the nation and gods!

2. The Execution of the Coverage.

The Lord chose to deliver His with His own plan. In ex.12 we have an account of these events. The great deliverance was achieved by the celebration of “Passover” dinner.
1.Set apart a date. First month (Nissan-March –April) and on the 14th day was chosen by the Lord for pass over. Though the trials and tribulations are not for ever, it is the sovereign Lord, who sets the dates and times.
“My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from that persecute me”. (Ps.31:15)
2.Every Israelite who wanted to go out of Egypt should Keep the Passover. The
Lord wants all people saved. All the members of a hose can come under this coverage, if only they keep the Pass over Dinner.
3.A one year old, sheep or Goat should be chosen and must be slaughtered and
eaten by the house hold, with bitter herb. No bones must be broken. Every one should gird their lion, put on their shoes and hold their staff in their hands and eat the Passover in hast. This is what Jesus accomplished on the cross and we come around the communion table until He returned; celebrating our deliverance from the clutches of the king of Darkness. Jesus was slaughtered on the cross and His body hung on the cross; as the Lamb of God, for the salvation of the whole world.
4.And above all if the Israelites had to escape, the slaughter of the first born, each
House holder should take the blood of the lamb and apply on the top and on the side door posts. And every door post will be checked by the angel. And every house who have not applied the blood on the door posts will loose their first born. “…with out shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins”.(Heb.9:22) Oh! Yes pages will not be sufficient to count the covenant made by the blood of the Lamb. Our Salvation is the Lamb. Not by deeds but by His grace alone. The Lord Go Our eternal Father demonstrated a flawless “Pass over “ by Killing Jesus on the Cross , as the perfect Passover Lamb”.

3.The Excitement of the Coverage.

1.While in the houses of the Israelites the Passover was being kept, there was “great Cry” in the land of Egypt, as the Lord smote the first born of Egyptians. Some years ago, the King of Egypt killed all the male kids of the people of Israel. And the Lord, remembered it. When the “people of God” Depart with Christ to the Land prepared for us, it will be death and destruction for the people of the World. We will become a terror for the rulers of the land. To-day the leaders would not understand the blessings the people of the Lord bring to the land, but will realize it some day!
2.The People of the Lord were blessed materially. (Ex.12:35-36). They collected gold, silver and cloths and it was given to them in abundance. The Lord knew that they needed all these in their prolonged journey in the wilderness. Where He leads there He provides.
I am not suggesting prosperity Gospel here. But certainly from my own experience and in my ministerial experience and from the scriptures I have seen a 180 degree about turn blessings in the lives of the people of the Lord.
“I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” (Ps.37:25)
In true discipleship and in following Jesus, one has to renounce every thing and even the self and carry the cross. But Jesus also said that He will give us back 100 fold now and then the eternal lie. In our “bondage state”, every one of us are in the “possessive” nature. We think, we need health, wealth, money, land, community, clan, culture, and various things and depend upon them; and use them to fulfill the lusts of the flesh and the lusts of the sins. When we are regenerated, we renounce and make “Jesus our every thing” and know our inheritance we are going to possess.
We learn to practice,”….Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom ia all my delight.” (Ps.16. 2-3)
The early Christians during the period of Apostles, “were together, and had all things in common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had needed”. (Acts.2.44-45)
If I am given untold millions, this is what I will do! I will seek opportunities to conduct out reach ministries, youth camps, kids camps, conventions, Gospel crusades, take in more kids in the orphanage and seek out to help the suffering and the needy.
3.It was a mission mobilization.
“And a mixed multitude went up also with them… (Ex.12:38)
Who will not covet to join such a people, who have the living God is alive do terrible things? Our churches are empty and fruitless only because, the Lord is not alive and active. No matter how correct our theology and doctrines are and no matter how historical we are, the world wants to see the LORD OF LORDS AND THE KING OF KINGS, living in the midst of His people!
4.This is an eternal coverage.
The People of the Lord, under the leadership of Moses had continual revelation of His Majesty. The Red sea opened up for them. And the same became tombs for the armies of Egyptians. The Saw the Lord face to Face on Mount Sinai and received the old covenant. They ate the food of the Angels; the Manna! They possessed houses, lands and Vineyards. They lived on Miracles.
“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by that heard Him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to His own will? (Heb.2:3-4)

Rev.Dass.T