The Lord’s Supper

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. Matthew 26:26-30

Steps: 1, 2, 3, 11, 12

After Judas had been confronted about the wisdom of Jesus and His awareness of the soon betrayal by Judas, the Lord finished out His supper. After the disciples has been washed and cleansed then they were ready to proceed to the rest of the Supper. Jesus took of the unleavened (sinless) bread and broke it (symbolizing his death on Calvary and His broken body) and then passed it on to each of the disciples. Then He gave the disciples the wine (symbol of His shed blood) to drink. I Corinthians 11:23-34 gives us many more details of the procedures of the Lord’s Supper. But the important part is that this supper is a testimony of the various things that God has given to His people to remind them of what He has done for them. God wants us to participate in the Lord’s Supper frequently enough to remind us of our great need of Him.

Prayer for Today: Thank You Lord for giving us all of these little things to keep us focused and to remind us again that You have done all these things for us. Help us to understand what You are trying to say to us and when we do understand help us to follow through with Your desires and Your wisdom. Thank You again for your love and mercy.