When it was evening, He (Jesus) sat at table with the twelve disciples, and as they were eating, He said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” Matthew 26:20, 21 Lord, what a shocking reaction that statement must have caused. Only the person that was going to betray You knew who […]
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And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover. Matthew 26:19 Lord, I too always want to do what You ask me to do. Thank You for the willingness of the disciples to go and prepare for the Passover for You as You had asked. Lord we have much to […]
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(Jesus answered His disciples on where to have the Passover) He said, “Go into the city to such a one, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.’” Matthew 26:18 Lord, Your disciples received their answer. Thank You Lord that […]
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Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus saying, “Where will You have us prepare for You to eat the Passover?” Matthew 26:17 Lord, we see here how Your disciples included You and wanted to know Your wishes. It was time for the Passover which was a very important celebration […]
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Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver Him (Jesus) to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray Him. Matthew 26:14 – 16 Lord we all […]
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(Jesus continued) “Truly, I say to you, (His disciples) wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she (woman with the expensive ointment) has done will be told in memory of her.” Matthew 26:13 Lord what I find so interesting in these verses is the way even Your disciples were critical of this […]
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But Jesus, aware of this, (His disciples and the woman with the expensive ointment) said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to Me. For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me. In pouring this ointment on My body she […]
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But when the disciples saw it, (woman pouring expensive ointment on Jesus) they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum, and given to the poor.” Matthew 26:8, 9 Choices Lord. It is all about choices. The disciples thought of the poor. The woman loved You […]
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Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment and she poured it on His head, as He sat at the table. Matthew 26:6, 7 Lord what an exciting thing for this woman to do. She obvious […]
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Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.” Matthew 26:3 – 5 Lord, You […]
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