Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

Wednesday, March 27, 2013       My Disciples and I Prepared to Eat the Passover Meal Together        

Page 261      Matthew 26: 17-20; Mark 14:12-17; Luke 22:7-18; John 13:1-2

The forces of evil recruited Judas to betray Jesus, which allowed Satan to unleash false allegations against him. When the charges of blasphemy, heresy, and false messiah were leveled against Jesus, Satan’s plan came together with the crucifixion of Jesus, but God wasn’t finished. Just as God turned Pharaoh’s oppressive tyranny against him to set the Israelites free, so God turned Satan’s fury against him to set the whole world free from slavery to sin and death.

When Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples, he announced God’s New Covenant with all people. When Jesus said he would not eat the Passover meal again, or drink wine again until the Kingdom of God had come, he was not referring to his coming again in final victory to establish God’s Kingdom on earth. He was looking ahead just three days to when his resurrection would establish the Kingdom of God within the life of every person who considers themselves “to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus” (Romans 6:11). The Apostle Paul was emphatic that the followers of Christ hold dearly to the freedom Christ has won for us: “So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law” (Galatians 5:1).

To help us hold tight to our new freedom, Jesus used a simple meal to illustrate the value of his suffering and death. A few days, later it was in the breaking of bread that the two disciples in Emmaus, neither of whom were at the Passover meal with Jesus, recognized him. (Luke 24:30-31) It is no wonder that many Christians choose to celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion weekly, if not daily. Through the sacrament, we are remembering we have been set free by the death of Christ, or as the Apostle Paul put it:

“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory”  (Romans 5:1-2).

Sē’lah

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What word or phrase in today’s reading attracts your attention?

Reflect on that word or phrase.

What insights come to you?

How does this passage touch your life today?

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  In addition to this BLOG they are distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription

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The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ

(Seed Sowers Christian Book Publishing House. http://www.seedsowers.com/)

Thursday, March 28, 2013 I Washed My Disciples Feet        

Page 261-262         John 13:3-20