Matthew 26
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10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11The poor you will always have with you,[a] but you will not always have me. 12 When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21 And while they were eating, he said,“Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[c]
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’[c]
39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
50 Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”[d]
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. 53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”
62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.
The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[e]
Daniel's Thoughts:
Wow, that was intense. So much just happened in this chapter of scripture. Yet do we really feel it? I know I don't feel the gravity of what I just read. Even just one line, "one of you will betray me" one of the twelve who were chosen, who spent the most time with Jesus, his friend will betray him. And Jesus knew the whole time, yet he loved him.
Jesus gives his disciples a gift: his last meal with them. But in that meal he gave all of us so much more: his body and his blood. The meal we eat remembering the sacrifice he made for us on the cross.
Verse 52-54 really stick out to me: Jesus could have called upon his Father - God and summoned 12 legions of angels with power. Yet Jesus choose to submit to his Father's will and plan knowing the cost and yet knowing the value. In this gift his love would be made manifest in our salvation from sin and death. Christ choose the seemingly foolish death on a cross as his victory instead of legions of angels destroying the devil and his angels.
Jesus says elsewhere that he is the Son of God, yet here he doesn't even need to say it. He know that the Cross and the future glory are testimony enough. Jesus does not need to prove himself, because his actions do.
Christ is Victorious! From the his blood on the cross and his coming again!
Revelation 12
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:
“Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
and the kingdom of our God,
and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them before our God day and night,
has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
Revelation 21
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A New Heaven and a New Earth
1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” 5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.
The World may have captured and murdered Jesus on a Christ but he is Victorious!
Daniel's Prayer:
My Lord and Savior
You payed the price for my life
you were tempted, bruised and slain for my sin
Thank you God.
Even more you are victorious in the Cross and in eternity!
I want to trust in your victory over all things!
You are the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
Your Kingdom will come to this broken earth and make all things new.
For now I want to bring some of your kingdom to the world around me.
Humble me!
To you be glory and power
forever and ever!
Amen
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