When Jesus instituted the Lord's Table the night He was betrayed, there was no such faith exhibited by His disciples in the death that He would die to save them. Instead, there was only bluster and boasting about what they would do, all of which collapsed as soon as Jesus delivered Himself up to wicked men. But from the gospel text, we can plainly observe that Jesus, in His humanity, had great faith in what He would accomplish on Calvary's tree! Christ declared His desire to eat that last Passover with His disciples, before He suffered for their sakes. He believed He would accomplish His sacrifice of Himself to save all His people. Next, He declared His faith that His Passover supper would be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. That fulfillment would take place, even though the King would first be traitorously crucified! Jesus gave thanks in faithfulness for the cup, because one day, even though He would soon die, He would drink it new with His people in the coming kingdom of God. He gave faithful thanks for the bread unto God, that His very body would soon be sacrificed for His beloved people. He gave thanks for the cup, trusting that His blood shed on the cross, which that cup portrays, would execute the New Covenant, and that God would thereby forgive all the sins of His loved ones. Christ declared His trust in all these things, even in the face of His looming betrayal, and terror, and suffering, and abandonment by His disciples. Jesus believed that His death as our sacrifice would save His people from their sins! Thus, Christ in faith gave thanks for His Own cruel and bloody death for us. Christ declared His belief that His people would remember His death!