Who is Jesus? At The Last Supper

Verses:

'On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.” The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.” They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?” “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.” While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” '

Mark 14:12

Devotional:

On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus shared His last meal with the disciples. This meal is known as the Last Supper. During this Passover meal, Jesus revealed to the disciples the deeper meaning behind what was about to happen to Him.

Jesus took the bread, broke it, and gave it to His disciples and told them that it represented His body. He took the cup from which they would drink and declared that His blood would be poured out for many and that this would establish a new covenant with God and His people. This meal was more than just a farewell gathering—this meal was a declaration of the sacrifice Jesus was going to make for the forgiveness of sins.

The Last Supper teaches and reminds us of Jesus’ love and the salvation He offers through His perfect sacrifice on the cross. Through His broken body and shed blood, represented by communion, we are invited into a relationship with God. Each time we take communion, we remember His sacrifice and we proclaim His death until He comes again.

Reflect:
This is a very important question: Have you accepted the gift of salvation that Jesus offers through His sacrifice? When you take communion, do you truly reflect on what the communion means for you? Jesus instructs us to do just that. To take time to remember His payment of a debt that you and I could not pay; a sacrifice that shows God’s love for us and gives us the free gift of salvation.

Respond:
Jesus gave His life so that we may live. Now is a great time to thank Him for His sacrifice. Reflect on His great love for us all. Ask God to help you to remember Christ’s work on the cross every day.

Pray:
Jesus, thank You for giving Your body and shedding Your blood for my salvation. Help me to live my life in a way that brings glory to You. Guide me in everything I do so that I may tell others of the amazing gift of salvation available to all through Jesus Christ. Amen.