Today you are offered the
cup of the Lord’s Supper. A cup
is a utensil for holding a limited
amount of liquid for individual consumption.
A cup of drink is often more than a way to quench our thirst.
A cup of drink symbolizes the Submission, Suffering, and Sacrifice the
Lord offers to us today.
A Cup of Submission: Jesus drank from the cup to submit to us an offer of promise
and security.
Mat.
26:27 Then he took the cup, gave
thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28
This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine
from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's
kingdom."
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When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
A Cup of Suffering and Sacrifice:
Jesus drank the cup of our punishment.
By His Stripes we are healed.
Mat.
26:36 Then Jesus went with his
disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here
while I go over there and pray." 37 He took Peter and the two sons of
Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he
said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
Stay here and keep watch with me." 39 Going a little farther, he fell
with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible,
may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." 40
Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men
not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41 "Watch and
pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the
body is weak." 42 He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father,
if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may
your will be done." 43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping,
because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and
prayed the third time, saying the same thing. 45 Then he returned to the
disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look,
the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46
Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer!"
A Cup of Salvation:
Jesus offers us the cup of His
salvation today. Will you drink?
Psalm
116:33 I will lift up a cup
symbolizing his salvation; I will praise the Lord
’s name for saving me.
The Lord’s Cup is our salvation.
Will you drink from the Lord’s cup?