When it was time, he
sat down, all the apostles with him, and said, "You've no idea how much I
have looked forward to eating this Passover meal with you before I enter my
time of suffering. It's the last one I'll eat until we all eat it together in the
kingdom of God." Luke 22:14-16, The Message Bible
Jesus and his disciples have gathered in the upper room for
the Passover meal. The disciples have no idea what their Master is talking
about. Yet, they place their trust in Him. They have witnessed too much while
they followed Him, and He has hinted at this in the past.
He blesses the wine and the bread, and offers it to them as
His very body and blood. What must they have thought then?
It wasn’t until further in the meal, when Jesus tells them
that one of them will betray Him that they question His words. “Who, Lord, who
would betray you? Certainly not me,” they all respond and then they begin
arguing amongst themselves.
How incredibly patient their Lord was with them, and how
incredibly patient He must be with us, when we just don’t get the important stuff.
We only get wound up when things directly involve us. How very much like those
early disciples we are.
Instead of thinking of ourselves, we should be thinking of
our Savior, turning our hearts towards Him.
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Nothing better than sharing good food with friends, even bad food is better with good friends.
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