A Choice at the Table
Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” – Matthew 26:27-28
The Last Supper was more than a meal. Jesus made it clear that night that the table was not just about remembering the past. It was about responding to the present.
When Jesus spoke of a new covenant, He was fulfilling a promise God made through the prophet Jeremiah hundreds of years earlier. God said a day was coming when He would establish a new covenant, not based on law keeping or repeated sacrifices, but on transformed hearts and complete forgiveness.
The old covenant depended on obedience and the continual sacrifice of animals. The new covenant depended on grace and the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ. When Jesus lifted the cup, He was announcing that the old system had reached its fulfillment. Salvation would now be found in a personal relationship with Him.
Jesus made the stakes clear. You can drink from this cup and be saved, or you can reject it and face judgment. There was no neutral option. Sitting at the table did not equal surrender. Proximity did not equal faith. Judas was present, but his heart was not surrendered.
That truth still applies today. Being near spiritual things does not equal spiritual transformation. Faith requires response. Jesus invites us to remember His sacrifice, receive His grace, and respond in faith.
Remember the cross. Jesus’ body was broken, and His blood poured out for real people with real sin. This was not abstract. It was personal.
Receive His grace. Forgiveness is not earned. It is accepted. The question is not whether grace is available, but whether it has been received.
Respond in faith. Jesus does not call for partial commitment. He calls for surrender. Trusting Him as Savior and submitting to Him as Lord.
The table is still set. The invitation still stands. What you do with the cup matters.
The Last Supper was more than a meal. Jesus made it clear that night that the table was not just about remembering the past. It was about responding to the present.
When Jesus spoke of a new covenant, He was fulfilling a promise God made through the prophet Jeremiah hundreds of years earlier. God said a day was coming when He would establish a new covenant, not based on law keeping or repeated sacrifices, but on transformed hearts and complete forgiveness.
The old covenant depended on obedience and the continual sacrifice of animals. The new covenant depended on grace and the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ. When Jesus lifted the cup, He was announcing that the old system had reached its fulfillment. Salvation would now be found in a personal relationship with Him.
Jesus made the stakes clear. You can drink from this cup and be saved, or you can reject it and face judgment. There was no neutral option. Sitting at the table did not equal surrender. Proximity did not equal faith. Judas was present, but his heart was not surrendered.
That truth still applies today. Being near spiritual things does not equal spiritual transformation. Faith requires response. Jesus invites us to remember His sacrifice, receive His grace, and respond in faith.
Remember the cross. Jesus’ body was broken, and His blood poured out for real people with real sin. This was not abstract. It was personal.
Receive His grace. Forgiveness is not earned. It is accepted. The question is not whether grace is available, but whether it has been received.
Respond in faith. Jesus does not call for partial commitment. He calls for surrender. Trusting Him as Savior and submitting to Him as Lord.
The table is still set. The invitation still stands. What you do with the cup matters.
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