So,
my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work
enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is
ever useless. 1 Corinthians 15:58
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| This is my body...this is my blood. |
"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
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: 1 Samuel 28-31, Psalm 18
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 (Optional.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 matzo bread during the Seder and enjoy it during the meal, if desired.
© 2019 Text and
photos by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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