"REMEMBER THE LAST SUPPER WITH JESES"
DEVOTION - HOLY LAND 2010
Photo of the Upper Room by Lynn Wolf
Maundy Thursday - The Last Supper
By Rev. Heidi M. Bak, Porchtown Zion UMC, Franklinville, NJ
The Last Supper: Luke 22:7-13 "Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to
eat the Passover." 9"Where do you want us to prepare for it?" they asked. 10He replied, "As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11and say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' He will show you a large upper room, all furnished. Make preparations there." They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover."
Jesus prepared both Himself and His disciples for His death. He gave the Passover meal a new meaning. The loaf of bread and cup of wine represented His body soon to be sacrificed and His blood soon to be shed. And so He instituted the "Lord's Supper."
Scripture: Matt. 26:26-28 ... Luke 22: 19 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins...do this in remembrance of me."
How are you preparing yourself to receive the body and blood of the Lord through communion?
Prayer: "Dear Lord, as I take the bread and juice, please help me understand Jesus' message before it is too late. Amen"
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