{"id":12428,"date":"2020-11-08T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/luke_22_1-13-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-11-08T18:58:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T01:58:36","slug":"luke_22_14-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/luke_22_14-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Jesus\u2019 Greatness, Not Your Own"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luke 22:14-24 Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Luke 22:14-24. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Luke 22:14-24 (NIV)<\/strong>
\n14 \u00a0When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table.
\n15 \u00a0And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
\n16 \u00a0For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
\n17 \u00a0After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you.
\n18 \u00a0For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
\n19 \u00a0And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
\n20 \u00a0In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
\n21 \u00a0But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table.
\n22 \u00a0The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him.”
\n23 \u00a0They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.
\n24 \u00a0<\/em>Also<\/em>\u00a0a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 14-24: This scene, one of the most famous scenes from Jesus\u2019 life, is the basis for why and how we do communion.\u00a0The bread we break represents the body Jesus broke for us on the cross. The cup we drink represents the blood Jesus shed for us on the cross.<\/p>\n

At first, when I read a passage like this, I\u2019m struck by how petty the disciples are in this scene.\u00a0Their leader Jesus has just shared his heart about how much he desires to eat this final supper with them before he suffers. The disciples, however, upon hearing that one of them will betray Jesus, turn this last supper with Jesus into a quarrel among themselves about who would be the one to betray Jesus. This would lead to various disciples getting defensive and starting to talk about which of them was the greatest disciple.\u00a0Yet in quarreling this way, the disciples were missing the point of the last supper. They had turned an occasion that was supposed to be about Jesus into an occasion that was more about themselves.<\/p>\n

In fact, though Judas of course would become famous as Jesus\u2019 betrayer, I believe it could be said that all the other disciples at the table that night would, to some level, betray Jesus in some way soon after this scene.\u00a0For in just a few hours after this supper, Jesus would be arrested, and \u201call the disciples deserted him and fled\u201d (Matthew 26:56). Had the disciples known this, they probably would not be arguing for their own greatness at the table.<\/p>\n

The fact is this: none of the disciples could hold a candle to Jesus\u2019 greatness. The only great one in the room was Jesus Himself. And yet the disciples at the table were consumed with thoughts of their own greatness.<\/p>\n

How often am I like that?\u00a0Instead of focusing on what is on Jesus\u2019 heart, instead of focusing on what delights his heart or what breaks his heart, instead of focusing on Jesus\u2019 greatness or being concerned about what Jesus has to say, I\u2019m totally focused on myself, how I am doing and my perceived greatness.<\/p>\n

May this passage encourage us to have a humble attitude toward Jesus today.\u00a0Recognize that, like the disciples, we get to sit at the same table with Jesus, and that He alone is the great one in our midst. May our own propensity to fall because of pride, self-centeredness or fear cause us to think twice before we start touting our own greatness before others.\u00a0Since Jesus is in our midst, may our focus be on Him and his greatness, not on ourselves.<\/p>\n

Lord Jesus, You are the one true Great One. No one else compares. Please forgive me for times when I make moments which should be about You into moments that are all about me. May my focus be on Your greatness today. May I cherish every moment I get to have with You, and every word I get to hear from You.\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Luke 22:14-24. Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Luke 22:14-24 (NIV)
\n14 \u00a0When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table.
\n15 \u00a0And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
\n16 \u00a0For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
\n17 \u00a0After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you…….<\/p>\n

On verses 14-24: This scene, one of the most famous scenes from Jesus\u2019 life, is the basis for why and how we do communion.\u00a0The bread we break represents the body Jesus broke for us on the cross. The cup we drink represents the blood Jesus shed for us on the cross.<\/p>\n

At first, when I read a passage like this, I\u2019m struck by how petty the disciples are in this scene.\u00a0Their leader Jesus has just shared his heart about how much he desires to eat this final supper with them before he suffers. The disciples, however, upon hearing that one of them will betray Jesus, turn this last supper with Jesus into a quarrel among themselves about who would be the one to betray Jesus. This would lead to various disciples getting defensive and starting to talk about which of them was the greatest disciple.\u00a0Yet in quarreling this way, the disciples were missing the point of the last supper. They had turned an occasion that was supposed to be about Jesus into an occasion that was more about themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12428"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12429,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12428\/revisions\/12429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}