-July 3, 2022-
Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,
“And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for You; do this in remembrance of Me.’ Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.’”
(Luke 22:19-20).
Jesus was very calm, even knowing the cross was coming very soon. As the Son of God, He knew what He would go through to bear our sins. Before He instituted the Lord’s Supper, He celebrated the last Passover with them. He fulfilled the type of the Passover Lamb who would give His life at Calvary. He said in Luke 22:14, “…With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”
The disciples did not comprehend at this point what was going to happen, though Jesus prophesied about it three times as they traveled along the road to Jerusalem. It all came to pass just as He said it would. None of us would have been any different had we been in their shoes. We can definitely relate to the disciples. There was for them a mixture of sorrow and fear. Their sorrow turned to joy when Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to them in Galilee.
Jesus told them, “do this in remembrance of Me.” We will never forget His love and His sacrifice He made for us by dying in our place on the cross. The bread is a symbol of His broken body, and the cup is a symbol of the blood of Christ shed on our behalf. His one perfect sacrifice made possible the forgiveness of our sins; now through faith in Him we have eternal life and a home in heaven. As we gather to remember the Lord, we join our hearts together in worship, praise, and thanksgiving to Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.
Have a blessed Lord’s Day,
In His eternal love,
Dean
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