Read Luke 22:7-53 and meditate on the meal,
the betrayal, the prayer time, and the arrest of Jesus.
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread
arrived, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed.
... When the time came, Jesus and the
apostles sat down together at the table. Jesus said, "I have been very
eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins.”
... 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 22:7, 14-15, 19-20
Jesus knew He would be going to the
cross…and this would be His last meal. He told His disciples, His friends, that
He was really looking forward to eating with them. Have you ever just so looked
forward to a big meal with your family or friends? Maybe it was a holiday meal,
or a birthday meal? I’m sure you have thought about the food you’d eat as well
as the conversations and expressions of love that would flow around the table—greeting
each other with hugs and kisses—at a time when we could do that! Luke doesn’t record it, but read in John 13
that Jesus used this time to give His disciples a lesson on being a servant as
He washed their feet before the supper.
 |
| The bread and the cup....broken and shed for each of us.klj |
Since He would be going without food for a
while, this meal would be a good time for Jesus to eat up…carboload. Lots of
bread, veggies and fruit would have been available and possibly a roasted lamb.
Lamb, just like at the initial Passover meal there in Egypt. An important part
of the Passover meal was the sharing of the bread and of the cup. That is just
what Jesus was doing. The bread—that was pierced representing His body,
broken for us all. He took a cup, one of four special cups of wine during the
meal, and He gave thanks and offered it to all the disciples as His blood which
would be poured out for the sins of many (Matthew 26:28). Did they understand?
He kept telling them that He would be dying and now it would happen very soon…the
next day. Do this…the Passover, the bread, and the wine…in remembrance.
Remember Him. Don’t forget the Passover…the Lamb, the blood, the unleavened
bread…for you.
Prayer
~ Dear God, during that Last Supper, Jesus gave thanks for the bread and for
the wine—His own body and blood. He knew what was to happen and yet there with
His friends, He Thanked You. Thank You for Your Son—the very life and light of
the world who gave His body and allowed His blood to be shed for the sin of all
mankind.
©
2020 Text and photo by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
Unless
otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation,
copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of
Tyndale House
Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Follow And Like "Banquet With
The King" on Facebook. 👍
No comments:
Post a Comment