Good morning, everyone!
Today I read Matthew 26.
In today's reading, the priests and elders plotted to kill Jesus. They paid Judas money to betray Him.
In Bethany, a woman anointed Jesus with costly perfume. The disciples, thinking to be righteous (I think), scoffed and said she should have sold it and given the money to the poor. But Jesus corrected them, saying that she was preparing Him for burial.
Later, they prepared for Passover.
At the table, Jesus broke the bread and blessed it, saying that it was His body. Taking the cup, he blessed it and said that it was His blood, which He would shed for all mankind.
Even today, we take what is called communion, which we do in remembrance of His sacrifice, as Jesus said to do.
Then they went to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed heavily. The disciples were supposed to keep watch, but kept falling asleep. Jesus took time away from His prayers to go back to them, and had to keep waking them up.
He prayed that God would take the "cup" or assignment from Him, if it was the Father's will. But Jesus surrendered His will to the will of the Father.
Soon after Jesus finished praying, Judas, accompanied by soldiers (or Matthew just says a crowd) armed with weapons, came upon them, and, kissing Jesus on the cheek, hailed Him, and thus delivered Him to those who wanted to kill Him.
The priests and elders questioned Jesus, but could find no fault in Him.
Finally, one asked Him, in the name of God, to tell the truth, whether or not He was the Son of God.
Jesus affirmed that He was, and they seized Him, and beat Him, and spit on Him, declaring blasphemy.
This is about the time that Peter, having declared that he would never do so, denies ever being with or even knowing Jesus, not once, not twice, but three times. In the night, before the rooster crowed. And, having been so sure that he would not, he wept bitterly.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Matthew 27-28.
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