Monday Devo
Scripture:
Luke 22:15-30
15 Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. 16 For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
19 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.”
20 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.
21 “But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me. 22 For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.” 23 The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing.
24 Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. 25 Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’ 26 But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. 27 Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.
28 “You have stayed with me in my time of trial. 29 And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right 30 to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
15 Jesus said, “I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. 16 For I tell you now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
17 Then he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. Then he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. 18 For I will not drink wine again until the Kingdom of God has come.”
19 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.”
20 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.
21 “But here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me. 22 For it has been determined that the Son of Man must die. But what sorrow awaits the one who betrays him.” 23 The disciples began to ask each other which of them would ever do such a thing.
24 Then they began to argue among themselves about who would be the greatest among them. 25 Jesus told them, “In this world the kings and great men lord it over their people, yet they are called ‘friends of the people.’ 26 But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant. 27 Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.
28 “You have stayed with me in my time of trial. 29 And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right 30 to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Commentary:
22:15 Jesus earnestly desired to eat this meal with his disciples for several reasons: (1) it represented the founding of the nation of Israel (see note on Mark 14:17); (2) Jesus himself was now about to become the true Passover Lamb who would be sacrificed for the sins of his people, and thus this Passover meal was the last in long centuries of celebrating it while looking forward to the Messiah; (3) Jesus knew the meal would richly symbolize the giving of his body and blood for the disciples to earn salvation for them; and (4) this Passover meal itself looked forward to the “marriage supper of the Lamb” in heaven
22:24 greatest. In conjunction with their messianic expectation of a political liberator, the disciples dream of status, honor, and power, perhaps recalling the Maccabean revolt (166–160 b.c.). Cf. Mark 8:34–38.
22:26 let the greatest among you (church leaders and people in positions of status or power) become as the youngest (i.e., those who possess the least claim to rule others). See notes on Matt. 18:1–4.
22:27 But I. God’s standards are diametrically opposite to the world’s, and Jesus is the supreme example of humility: he is one who serves (cf. 12:37; John 13:3–17; see also notes on Mark 10:43; 10:45).
22:30 For eat and drink in the kingdom of God, cf. 13:29; 14:15. Jesus’ claim that the messianic banquet is my table and that the kingdom of God is my kingdom would be seen as audacious if it were not true. The 12 disciples would sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes (though Judas was later replaced by Matthias; Acts 1:26).
22:24 greatest. In conjunction with their messianic expectation of a political liberator, the disciples dream of status, honor, and power, perhaps recalling the Maccabean revolt (166–160 b.c.). Cf. Mark 8:34–38.
22:26 let the greatest among you (church leaders and people in positions of status or power) become as the youngest (i.e., those who possess the least claim to rule others). See notes on Matt. 18:1–4.
22:27 But I. God’s standards are diametrically opposite to the world’s, and Jesus is the supreme example of humility: he is one who serves (cf. 12:37; John 13:3–17; see also notes on Mark 10:43; 10:45).
22:30 For eat and drink in the kingdom of God, cf. 13:29; 14:15. Jesus’ claim that the messianic banquet is my table and that the kingdom of God is my kingdom would be seen as audacious if it were not true. The 12 disciples would sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes (though Judas was later replaced by Matthias; Acts 1:26).
Questions:
- In Luke 22:7, we see the disciples securing the upper room for Jesus. He wanted a place to be able to celebrate Passover with them, but this one was going to be special. Jesus was eager to celebrate THIS Passover because of what He was about to become... the perfect Passover Lamb. He share the Last Supper with them. He told them to take the bread that was His body, and drink the wine that was His blood. And he told them, and us, to "do this in remembrance of me." Communion should point us BACKWARDS to remember and FORWARDS towards hope and anticipation. When was the last time you were reminded of what Jesus did? When was the last time you consciously thought about it? When was the last time you truly thought of His motive behind His sacrifice?
- The disciples step in it once again and try to turn the night into arguing about who will be greatest in His Kingdom. He told them that in His upside down Kingdom, the first will be last and the last will be first. The leader should be a servant. Jesus didn't REBUKE greatness. He REDEFINED it. He flips the script. What does this look like in your life? How do you put this principle into practice in your day to day, at home? Work? In your relationships?
Pray:
- That you would remember what Jesus did for you today.
- That you would put others before yourself.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
1. Who is Jesus? I believe Jesus is God because Jesus said He is God and proved it by rising from the dead and appearing to His disciples, His brother James, 500 others at one time and Paul.
(Mark 3:21; John 8:58, 10:30-33, 14:9-11; Acts 9:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1:2-3; James 1:1)
(Mark 3:21; John 8:58, 10:30-33, 14:9-11; Acts 9:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1:2-3; James 1:1)
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