A Pre-Passover Meditation - The Afikoman

I hope that you will have a happy and kosher Pesach.

This is a reflection and meditation on Pesach from my last seder with my family:


As we came to after the meal and my nephew handed me the afikoman bag, I sensed something special needed to be said and I knew that unlike past seders that this afikoman held a new revelation about the holiday and about the great sacrifice of our Messiah.

As I told about the afikoman being hidden away and redeemed and relating how there is belief that the early Messianic Jews added the eating of the afikoman to the seder as Yeshua said to be done "in remembrance of me", it hit me anew that this was a more powerful time and spiritual experience then I had realized in the past.

I distributed the afikoman matzo around the table and then looking intently at my piece of matzo began with the words of our Messiah:

"This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
(Luke 22:19)


It profoundly hit me that in the midst of the sacred time of Passover where we remember and celebrate the redemption from Egypt that on another level we are also at this point in the seder reflecting on the redemption from sin that was bought for us by the self sacrifice of our righteous Messiah, Yeshua. In essence after the meal there is a holiday within a holiday and a redemption story within a redemption story and it took my Pesach to a new level of holiness and experiencing G-d's goodness and love in such a profound way.

It was hard to complete the recitation of the above verse, because of the full impact of the meaning of these words and that in essence Yeshua was bringing a new broader meaning and more to our observance of Passover by this revelation and the full reality the following day when he gave his life for us.

So as we are now approaching the beginning of Pesach may each of us take some time in the next few days to take in the wonder of G-d's redemptive work in our lives, he brought Israel out of Egypt with an outstreched arm and a mighty hand and roughly 1500 years later he would bring both Israel and the Nations another redemption, from slavery to sin and death, this redemption brought with his outstreched arms and mighty hands nailed to a Roman cross.

How great is G-d's love?

I can't put into words, so I will just sit back and in wonder just sit quietly and reflect on all he has done and all He will do in the future and may we all live lives that glorify our Messiah and magnify the G-d of Israel.

May G-d bless you and keep you and grant you His peace...


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