Read Matthew 26/Mark 14 or Luke 27
Maundy Thursday is today, the Thursday before Easter. It is the day we remember the Last Supper that Christ had with His disciples. It was passover and Jesus and the disciples ate the Passover meal together. Jesus breaks bread saying, "This is my body, broken for you." After, He poured wine for everyone saying, "this is my blood of the new covenant for you." The 12 disciples probably didn't understand the gravity of the situation. Christ was about to be betrayed by Judas and handed over to the soldiers for crucifixion. But even more awesome was that the New Covenant, the fulfillment of God's laws that they religiously practiced was standing there in the same room! Christ was the law, the ultimate sacrifice, the atonement for the all the world. We no longer have to follow the strenuous laws of the old testament because Jesus set us free! We no longer have to offer an animal sacrifice to atone for our sins because Christ came and is our sacrifice! But that doesn't mean we shouldn't study and learn and even celebrate the old law. The more we know about it, the more intimately we know Jesus and it's all the more exciting to read the new testament because He is the old testament in the flesh!
During this last supper, the first communion, the bread represented Christ's broken body on the cross and wine the blood. But there is more to it! It's not just about what Christ did on the cross, it's about the old covenant being broken and the ushering in of the new covenant between God and his people. That's a reason the celebrate today!
Maundy Thursday is today, the Thursday before Easter. It is the day we remember the Last Supper that Christ had with His disciples. It was passover and Jesus and the disciples ate the Passover meal together. Jesus breaks bread saying, "This is my body, broken for you." After, He poured wine for everyone saying, "this is my blood of the new covenant for you." The 12 disciples probably didn't understand the gravity of the situation. Christ was about to be betrayed by Judas and handed over to the soldiers for crucifixion. But even more awesome was that the New Covenant, the fulfillment of God's laws that they religiously practiced was standing there in the same room! Christ was the law, the ultimate sacrifice, the atonement for the all the world. We no longer have to follow the strenuous laws of the old testament because Jesus set us free! We no longer have to offer an animal sacrifice to atone for our sins because Christ came and is our sacrifice! But that doesn't mean we shouldn't study and learn and even celebrate the old law. The more we know about it, the more intimately we know Jesus and it's all the more exciting to read the new testament because He is the old testament in the flesh!
During this last supper, the first communion, the bread represented Christ's broken body on the cross and wine the blood. But there is more to it! It's not just about what Christ did on the cross, it's about the old covenant being broken and the ushering in of the new covenant between God and his people. That's a reason the celebrate today!
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