Do Not Be Surprised

Matthew 7:21-23

Dave Lee

Jesus takes his disciples to Gethsemane to pray and there he tells them to keep watch and pray. They do neither. Jesus however can be found in deep prayer as his death looms. His flesh is afraid, His spirit is willing. Yet again we see that Jesus accomplishes obedience that no human can, and it is this obedience that is our hope.

The Lord breaks bread and speaks of it as his body, shares wine and calls it his blood. This is the establishment of the Lord’s Supper, a pointer to his death on the cross. But the story does not end in death because Jesus promises his return. Although man will make empty promises, Christ never will.