The institution of the Lord's Supper commemorates the Passover and the deliverance of Israel out of the bondage for slavery in Egypt. Everything eaten at the Passover meal had symbolic meaning. The bitter herbs recalled the bitterness of slavery; the salt water signified the tears shed under Egypt’s oppression. The main course of the meal a lamb freshly sacrificed for that household was the sin-bearing sacrifice that allowed the judgment of God to pass over the household that believed.

All were prophetic signs of a Christ to come. It is a beautiful imagery of Jesus’ love and the willingness to become the sacrificial Lamb which was prophetically illustrated with the blood that coated on the door post of every home of the Israelites in Egypt that literally atoned for their sins saving the first-born sons and daughters of Israel. Thus, demonstrating Gods, Sovereignty over Egypt and the known world at the time. Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.”

Jesus not only instituted this common Jewish practice to the believers for the New Testament Covenant, but practiced this very ritual for the 33 years that he walked this earth. 

This is how today we remember what Jesus did for us. As we eat the bread, we should remember how Jesus was broken, pierced, and beaten with stripes for our redemption. As we drink the cup, we should remember that his blood, his life was poured out on Calvary for us.

The institution of the Lord's Supper affirms our common faith in Jesus as the perfect Sacrifice that could atone for our sins, also reinforcing a new covenant unified relationship with him, and his ongoing spiritual presence in our lives.  

We do this in remembrance of the Lord, and thus proclaim his death until he comes. Those who eat and drink in a worthy manner partake of Christ’s body and blood, not only physically, but spiritually, in that, by faith, they are nourished with the benefits he obtained for us through his death.

 

Dear Heavenly Father,

As I contemplate the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus, I know we will never be worthy of the blessing of having Your one and only son Jesus, as our Sacrificial Lamb the perfect sacrifice for our sins. We love You and thank You so much for all You have done and continue to do for each of us. Thank You for helping us understand this beautiful commemoration of the ultimate act of obedience and unselfishness, an act of pure love for humanity. I Ask that You make our hearts look more like Yours and help us to comprehend and receive the grace of this ultimate truth today. In the Name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Reflectiveness is a powerful tool to contemplate on the goodness of God. Today, read and meditate on 1 Corinthians 11:35, Luke chapter 22, and thank God for the ultimate love He demonstrates in these scripture readings.