The Last Supper
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Institution of the Lord’s Supper
(Matt. 26:26–29; Mark 14:22–25; Luke 22:14–23)
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.
Today is Maundy Thursday, and we commemorate the last supper Jesus had with His disciples. In many churches Holy Communion is a sacrament, meaning it was something Jesus instituted.
When we partake of the cup and the bread, we are reminded that this is God’s table, and we are to remember the sacrifice and receive His grace each time we approach.
As the disciples fellowshipped with Jesus, they had no idea this was the final time they would break bread with Him. Only Judas knew his betrayal was imminent and even he was unaware that this would be the catalyst for salvation’s plan.
May we, as we approach Easter Sunday, allow the blessed events of Holy Week to permeate our beings and may we never take for granted all that Jesus did to purchase our salvation.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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