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Monday, December 3, 2007
The Three Dimensional Supper
The time came for them to eat the Passover meal. Jesus and
the apostles were together at the table. Jesus said to them,
"I wanted very much to eat this Passover meal with you before
I die. I will never eat another Passover meal until it is
given its true meaning in the kingdom of God." Then Jesus
took a cup of wine. He gave thanks to God for it. Then he
said, "Take this cup and give it to everyone here. I will
never drink wine again until God's kingdom comes." Then Jesus
took some bread. He thanked God for the bread and divided it.
He gave it to the apostles. Then Jesus said, "This bread is
my body that I am giving for you. Eat this to remember me."
In the same way, after supper, Jesus took the cup of wine and
said, "This wine shows the new agreement from God to his
people. This new agreement begins with my blood (death) that
I am giving for you."
-- Luke 22:14-20 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus speaks of his anticipation to eat two special meals with his
disciples. The first is the Passover meal he is sharing with his
disciples as he utters these words. This is the beginning of his
Passion -- his journey to the Cross in obedience with his Father's
will. What lies ahead of him is a horrible ordeal involving great
suffering, humiliating rejection, and the anguish of abandonment by his
friends. However, this meal is Jesus' last with his earthly disciples
before his passion -- the great suffering he endured in his betrayal,
abandonment, arrest, trials, and crucifixion. Jesus wants to use this
time to prepare his disciples for all that lies ahead. In addition,
Jesus anticipates sharing in another meal with his disciples beyond his
death at the fulfillment of the Kingdom. He gives a sense of hope for
them to reflect back upon after the worst has come. For those of us who
live on this side of Jesus' death and resurrection and celebrate the
Lord's Supper, Jesus gives us the basis of our three-fold understanding
of the Supper for us. We recognize our Savior's agony in offering his
body and blood to save us. We celebrate his victory over death as we
celebrate the Supper on the day of his resurrection -- Sunday, the
first day of the week. We anticipate the glory of his return and our
sharing in a victory supper with our Savior.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O holy and righteous Father, thank you! I praise you for your love in
sending your Son to suffer and die so that I could be delivered from my
sin. I praise you for the faith Jesus demonstrated as he stared death
and suffering in the face. I praise you for the great supper that lies
ahead when I get to share in the victory of Jesus' return. Thank you
for your love, mercy, and grace. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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