Daily Devotional for Tuesday, November 7

Furnished and Prepared

“And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives,” Mark 14:22-26.

“This is the feast of heavenly wine, And God invites to sup; The juices of the living vine were press’d to fill the cup. Oh! bless the Saviour, ye that eat, With royal danties fed; Not heaven affords a costlier treat, For Jesus is the bread. The vile, the lost, He calls to them; Ye trembling souls appear! The righteous in their own esteem have no acceptance here.”— Hymn by William Cowper

During Jesus’ final hours before His crucifixion, He sat with His disciples to partake of the Passover Feast. This was not just a fulfillment of the Old Testament but an instituting of the new. Jesus declared that this memorial should be undertaken regularly until He returns. This precious moment of worship would be celebrated for the rest of time but not repeated with Jesus until eternity.

Mankind sinned against God in the garden thus creating our great need for a Savior. God, in His great love and mercy, provided a way of redemption through Jesus. At the appointed time, God sent Jesus, the promised Messiah, to be our Savior. Everything we needed to be forgiven and restored was provided by our Heavenly Father.

FINAL THOUGHT: Mankind has a great need for redemption. God the Father has provided all that we need in Christ.

Steven Ridings