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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Luke 22:14-23

And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this. (ESV)

by Susie Sanborn

A while ago I decided to read the Bible from beginning to end. I can remember thinking as I read a chapter of Leviticus each day, “Please can we move beyond sacrificing animals?” I am very thankful to be living in the age of grace through Jesus. Sacrificing animals to atone for sins was definitely messy and unpleasant. However, there were also so many rules to remember about which animal to sacrifice for what sin and which parts of the animal were to be used for what purpose. Read Leviticus three through five for the details. But for us, Jesus established a new covenant through his own sacrifice. How wonderful that our sins have been paid in full by the blood of Jesus.



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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.

Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.