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An important memento - Episode 7-05, January 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017

A daily devotional through the recorded words Jesus spoke while He walked alongside us. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com

  1. Thanks for joining me today for "A Little Walk with God." I'm your host Richard Agee.
  2. We use a lot of things to help us remember important events in our lives. Jesus’ words today gives us an important memento to help us do just that.
  3. Scripture
    1. Luke 22:16-22
    2. Jesus: It has been My deep desire to eat this Passover meal with you before My suffering begins. Know this: I will not eat another Passover meal until its meaning is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

He took a cup of wine and gave thanks for it.

Jesus: Take this; share it among yourselves. Know this: I will not drink another sip of wine until the kingdom of God has arrived in fullness.

Then He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and shared it with them.

Jesus: This is My body, My body given for you. Do this to remember Me.

And similarly, after the meal had been eaten, He took the cup.

Jesus: This cup, which is poured out for you, is the new covenant, made in My blood. But even now, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on this table. As it has been determined, the Son of Man, that firstfruit of a new generation of humanity, must be betrayed, but how pitiful it will be for the person who betrays Him.

  1. Devotional
    1. Time to think back about last year
      1. successes
      2. failures
      3. goals left undone
      4. happy memories
      5. sad memories
    2. Establish tokens or mementos to remember those events
      1. Ticket stubs
      2. Photos
      3. Souvenir
    3. Last Supper is the memento Jesus gave us to always remember the event that established the means for our salvation – His sacrifice on the cross
      1. Penalty for sin
        1. Eternal death
        2. Separation from God
        3. Blackness of isolation
      2. We all sin
      3. Jesus paid that penalty for us
      4. Institution of memento to remind us of the price He paid for us; gift He gives
    4. In 2017, your church will no doubt participate in the Lord’s Supper, Communion, the Eucharist, whatever name you call this sacrament several times in 2017.
      1. Remember why Jesus gave us this memento
      2. Remember the suffering He endured for your sins
      3. Remember the blood He shed in payment as the penalty you should pay
      4. Remember the death He experienced so you can have life eternal with Him
      5. It’s not just a ritual we go through, let it truly touch your life each time you share
  2. If you want to learn more about my church, you can find us at SAF.church. If you like the devotional, share it with someone. If you don't, tell me. I hope you’ll join me again tomorrow for "A Little Walk with God."