His Last Meal

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 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 they all drank from it. And he said to them, "This is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice for many. I tell you the truth, I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new in the Kingdom of God." Mark 14:22-25

This is my body...broken for you.

The Passover Meal. Jesus last Passover Meal. The bread—unleavened—representing His sinless body…which was broken for each of us. The wine—representing His very blood which was shed for us on the cross. Jesus was destined to be the Passover lamb—pure and spotless. Perfect—no blemishes. That was just how the Passover lamb was to be.

Blessed bread and blessed wine. Jesus was giving thanks to the Father for what was about to happen—as well as blessing the food. His body to be sacrificed…His blood to be spilled out. Jesus was blessing the sacrifice…just as Samuel blessed the sacrifice in the Old Testament times. An example of this is found in 1 Samuel 9:13 when Saul was looking for the prophet Samuel. There are no sacrifices today…in the Temple or on high places. What is our sacrifice today?

You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Psalm 51:16-17

Prayer ~ Lord… My sacrifice to You is my broken spirit and repentant heart. Please bless the food that I eat…the physical and spiritual food. May I remember that You are the Bread of Life. Your body is represented by bread…broken for the sin in my life. Thank you for Your sacrifice for me.

Daily Bible Reading: 2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 25

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Bread is mentioned 228 times in the New Living Translation of the Bible. Bread is important to life…all through the Old and New Testaments…and even today. Whole grain breads that contain seeds like pumpkin, flax and sunflower seeds are my healthy favorites, although I personally don’t eat much bread as the gluten tends to give me an arthritis ache in my hands. I have found that lower gluten or no gluten grains like brown rice, oatmeal, rye or quinoa are much healthier for me. No pain is a gain. This is one of those things that each person has to discover for themselves. I went on a 21-day no gluten, no dairy, no sugar diet and then added gluten products back in slowly, followed by a reintroduction of dairy products into my diet to see what affected me. Sugar is like poison so I tried for a while to totally avoid it. It is too much a part of the American diet—my diet—to totally eliminate it. But a way of eating that includes no sugar does have a great benefit in being healthier and providing more energy. Can you even make bread without sugar in some form? Not yeast bread. But then Jesus and His disciples were eating yeast free…unleavened bread at the beginning…the first day of Passover or Feast of Unleavened Bread meal (Mark 14:12).

We are reminded that sin is like yeast…

Get rid of the old "yeast" by removing this wicked person from among you. Then you will be like a fresh batch of dough made without yeast, which is what you really are. Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us. So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:7-8

New bread of sincerity and truth. That sounds like something we could all use. In the meantime, here’s a recipe for unleavened bread…with no sugar.

UNLEAVENED BREAD

Preheat oven to 475 degrees prior to mixing ingredients

2 cups of flour (I used a gluten free flour blend)
1 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
1/2 cup of warm water (or more if needed added gradually)

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Stir in olive oil with a fork. Gradually add water until you have a nice soft dough. Then pinch of pieces of dough and either roll or pat them into a circle. Poke the breads with a fork. You can then drizzle with additional oil if you like. Bake for 3-5 minutes.

From…http://www.eliyah.com/recipes.html

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