As they were eating, Jesus
took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and
eat it; this is My body.” Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, He
gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My
blood ⌊that establishes⌋ the covenant; it is shed for
many for the forgiveness of sins. But I tell you, from this moment I will
not drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it in a new way
in My Father’s kingdom with you.”
Insights: Everything Jesus touches
is changed. He makes the blind see, the
sick well, the dead are given back life, and the Passover becomes known as the
Lord’s Supper. The Passover was the meal
eaten the night the death angel came into Egypt and took the life of the
firstborn. The Israelites marked their
doorpost with blood and when the angel saw the blood, he passed over that
house. It is from this passing over of
the house that the term Passover Meal originated. The blood for the door post was collected
from a sacrificed animal. Hebrews 9:22
reads, “Indeed, under the law almost
everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is
no forgiveness of sins.” Jesus then
takes the meal and transforms it into the prophetic picture of what He is about
to do in just a few hours. He personally
will become the sacrifice for the forgiveness of all sins. He is going to become the Passover Lamb that
saves humanity from their sin. The
perfection of God’s mercy is He allows humanity the choice to receive or reject
this grace gift. Just as the Egyptians
did not put blood over their doorposts and the death angel took their first
born; so today, people hear the message of hope and choose not to receive the
covering and face eternal damnation in hell.
1 John 1:7 states, “But if we walk in
the light, as he is in
the light, we have fellowship with
one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us
from all sin.” What a picture of
sacrifice Jesus portrays in the verses we read today. May we be gripped by this grace and may our
lives truly be transformed by the work of Jesus. May our lives bring Him praise and glory!
Questions:
- Have you received the free gift of eternal life?
- What is holding you back from entering into a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ?
Prayer: Jesus, thank You for Your supreme sacrifice. Thank You for giving to me salvation and
allowing me to enter into a love relationship with You. Thank You for the joy with which You have
filled me. Thank You for the peace I now
know. Amen.
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