“He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.”Luke 22:19-20 NLT
The only covenant the disciples knew was one that they were celebrating and living. For Jesus to introduce a new covenant, confirmed with His blood, would have been horrifying. Would such a sacrifice be acceptable to them? History shows they fought it.
Today, the day before this event, the spilling of blood, it is pertinent to remember Jesus’ sacrifice. He did not throw His life away for a ruse, a foolish deception or out of martyrdom. Jesus knew it was the fulfilment of His Father’s requirement for a perfect sacrifice. Jesu had keep Himself sinless and therefore qualified as the perfect sacrifice. He was not enjoying the exercise, but rather being obedient.
A new covenant was being written, a welcome home to the position that Adam and Eve should have enjoyed, fellowship with the Father, for all time. What would their 900+ years have been with fellowship with the Father? Abel would have lived for a start. We, now, have the opportunity to live as they should have lived. Let us not waste it, let us not listen to that same snake and be deceived! Amen!
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