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And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. Luke 22:15
On this day, some two thousand years ago, under cover of darkness, Jesus and His disciples gathered in an upper room in the city of Jerusalem. There, in the light of flickering oil lamps, they ate their final meal together. The Passover lamb had been killed and cooked earlier that afternoon, and now after sundown they were celebrating a traditional Jewish Seder.
Jesus told them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” He had not only looked forward to a time of food and fellowship, but earnestly desired it. It meant a great deal to Him. Even today He says. “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20).
Jesus earnestly desires intimate, heart-to-heart fellowship with you every day-not just at Easter. Be sure to spend quiet time with Him daily, whether in the morning or evening, feasting on His Word and meditating on Him. “Your words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart” (Jeremiah 15:16). As you speak to Him, He in turn will respond in “a still small voice” (1 Kings 19:12).
On this day, some two thousand years ago, under cover of darkness, Jesus and His disciples gathered in an upper room in the city of Jerusalem. There, in the light of flickering oil lamps, they ate their final meal together. The Passover lamb had been killed and cooked earlier that afternoon, and now after sundown they were celebrating a traditional Jewish Seder.
Jesus told them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” He had not only looked forward to a time of food and fellowship, but earnestly desired it. It meant a great deal to Him. Even today He says. “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20).
Jesus earnestly desires intimate, heart-to-heart fellowship with you every day-not just at Easter. Be sure to spend quiet time with Him daily, whether in the morning or evening, feasting on His Word and meditating on Him. “Your words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart” (Jeremiah 15:16). As you speak to Him, He in turn will respond in “a still small voice” (1 Kings 19:12).
