"As
you go into the city," he (Jesus) told them, "you will see a certain
man. Tell him, 'The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover
meal with my disciples at your house.'" So the disciples did as Jesus told
them and prepared the Passover meal there. ... As they were eating, Jesus took
some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the
disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it, for this is my body." And
he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and
said, "Each of you drink from it, for this is my blood, which confirms the
covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive
the sins of many. Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I
drink it new with you in my Father's Kingdom." Then they sang a hymn and
went out to the Mount of Olives. Matthew 26:18-19, 26-30
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| Jesus blessed the bread and broke it... Take eat of it. This is my body--given for you. Drink of this cup...it is my blood, shed for you. |
In the
Passover Seder there are four cups of wine, or juice, blessed and drank together
with those at the celebration. There is a time where there are three pieces of
unleavened bread put in a special bag with three sections, representing the
Holy Trinity to Messianic Jews. During the Seder the matzoh in the center
section of that bag, symbolizing Jesus Christ, is broken and hidden away in
another part of the home. Then later after the meal the children go look for
that bread wrapped in a linen cloth. It is brought back, thus resurrected, to
the family table—and the child who found it is given a reward. Everyone at the
table is given a small piece of that unleavened bread—that has been pierced, broken,
buried, and resurrected—like Jesus—and just as Jesus blessed the unleavened
bread during the Last Supper, this matzoh is blessed and eaten together with
the third cup of wine (or grape juice). This is the same part of the Passover
Meal in which Jesus instituted what we call Communion. He spoke of the bread as
His body…broken for us, and the cup as His blood shed for us for the remission
of sin.
He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it.
Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, "This is
my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me." After supper he
took another cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant between
God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as
a sacrifice for you." Luke
22:19-20
Do this to remember me. That is what Jesus said…and this time of the Passover
is the ideal time to focus on His sacrifice, His love, His promise to us and on
the hope that He provides for our redemption in the future. Do you trust Jesus
to keep His promise? Do you trust Him with your life—your eternal life?
Prayer ~ Father, I thank you
for giving us Your Son, Jesus Christ, to give His life for us—hanging there on
the Cross. A sacrifice once for all. I trust Jesus with my eternal life and willingly
and humbly take up my cross to follow Him. May all that I think, say and do
bring glory and honor to Jesus…and to You.
Daily
Bible Reading: March 30 – Judges 1-2
Friday’s
Feast at the King’s Table
One
of the elements of the Passover Meal is Charoset—an apple and walnut mixture
that represents the mortar that held together the bricks the Israelite slaves
made during their captivity in Egypt. It is a tasty mixture that is eaten with
matzoh and horseradish sauce.
Charoset
2 crisp
apples (1 sweet such as Gala and 1 tart such as Granny Smith), cored and finely
chopped
1/2 cup
walnuts, heat for a few minutes to take away the natural bitterness, then cool
and chop finely
1/2 cup
raisins (This is a Turkish addition to the dish.)
½ cup
fresh orange juice
2 tsp honey
1 teaspoon
finely grated lemon zest
1/2 tsp cinnamon, or to taste
Dash of kosher salt, if
desired
Combine the chopped nuts,
apples, raisins and orange juice. Then stir in the honey, lemon zest, cinnamon,
and salt. Cover and let sit for at least 4 hours. Serves 8-10.
Serve
with matzoh bread during the Sedar and enjoy it during the meal, if desired.
© 2018 Text and
photo by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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