Mark 14:12-26 – The Lord Supper
- The disciples come to Jesus and ask Him where they should prepare His Passover meal. This again reminds me of the master-servant nature of discipleship that has now been lost in our modern Christianity. Serving their rabbi [master] was a way of displaying their passion to learn God’s Word and love for God. They saw their service to God by serving their spiritual leader.
- When Jesus offers the wine it is in one cup that they all drank from. This although I might have hygiene issues was actually really important to the ceremony.
- Sharing one cup in that tradition meant entering into a communion with a person – a communion relationship that said “we will share one destiny for good or ill”. This is why Jesus’ comment that one person would betray Him was in no way random; it was the correct time for Him to point this out. He is basically saying – one of you is lying.
- No ordinary bread was to be seen - leavened bread was where a little old raw fermented dough was added to new dough. It would rise quickly and then rot & decay. The puffiness reminded the Jews of pride and hypocrisy.
- Jesus lifts up this kind of bread and says “this is my body”
- A piece was broken off and hidden – why?
- It was said that the whole bread represented the Jews and the messiah was broken off and hidden away.
- When Jesus holds up the bread – he is also declaring himself the Messiah.
- Praying today that I will realize more and more how Jesus is calling His disciples to be one and to commit to share a common destiny not an individualistic one.
- Am I pursuing my own destiny or a shared one? And how would that change my goals and ambitions?
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