Have You Made Preparations?

 N.T.#644 "Have You Made Preparations?"

Oct. 3, 2025 

Luke 22 

LET IT GLOW

What time was it? It was time for the Feast of the Unleavened Bread or the Passover. It continued for 7 days as all Jewish men were required to be in Jerusalem for it. (Deut. 16:16) We know the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus, which they thought was for the good of their nation. 

Luke gives us a condensed version of Judas' betrayal of Jesus in verses 3-6. the next posting will go into detail. Jesus sent Peter and John to secure an upper room, private for His followers to participate in the Lord's Supper for the first time. 

So the two did just that. They found a man with a pitcher of water, just as Jesus told them. He had prepared the upper room for the Passover of Jesus and His disciples to participate in privately. Isn't it just like Jesus to have things ready for us to carry out His will?

LET IT GROW

Before this took place, Matthew records Jesus deep, emotional prayer in chapter 26. John records in chapter 13 that Jesus sent Judas out of the room to do his betrayal after identifying him. This would have been before the group participated in communion.

As the disciples sat down with Jesus to participate in the Passover meal, they learned something new. Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper:

• Jesus break the unleavened bread (yeast represented sin), gave thanks, and gave it to them.
• This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me. (verse 19)
• Jesus took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and it was passed among the disciples.
• This cup is the New Testament in my blood, which is shed for you. (verse 20)

The bread and wine represented Christ's broken body and shed blood for all. Friend, do you understand this. We believers who participate in the Lord's Supper in our church, must be born again believers. 

Such love Jesus demonstrated on the cross. Truly, He is the Perfect Lamb of God who takes away our sins, as John the Baptist proclaimed. We could never meet God's standards of perfection, so Jesus dis it in our place and took our punishment so we can be in heaven with Him.

O, what a Savior! Isn't He wonderful!

LET IT GO

Dear one, have you admitted you are a sinner in need of a Savior?

If not, ask Jesus to forgive your sins and be your Savior. 

You must make preparation before you die.