Family of God: Re: [FamilyofGod] On The Night in Which He Was Betrayed

Amen thanx Micheal

On Tue Jan 18th, 2011 8:35 AM EST Michael J. Knight wrote:

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>On The Night in Which He Was Betrayed
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>The life of our Lord Jesus Christ on this earth is an example for us to
>follow and it is written in Bible for us to learn and do according to
>them. By the grace of God, let us meditate on some things that happened
>on the night before our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed and see how we
>can apply them in our life and grow more in the Lord.
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>Remember Lord Jesus Christ: We have many desires in our life and our
>Lord Jesus Christ also had a desire, yes, to eat the Passover with His
>disciples. (Then He said to them, "With fervent desire I have desired to
>eat this Passover with you before I suffer; Luke 22:15). Bible says,
>"And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them,
>saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance
>of Me." Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is
>the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. (Luke 22:19,20). As
>we take the bread and wine every month, let us remember our Lord Jesus
>Christ and take part in the Lord's Supper.
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>Bible says, "For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,
>you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes". (1 Corinthians 11:26).
>By remembering our Lord Jesus Christ and taking part in the Lord's
>Table, we proclaim the death of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, the
>blood He shed for us through which we have victory over sin, sickness
>and curses. In His death we have life; in His death we have victory; in
>His death we have peace; in His death we have salvation and by His death
>we are more than conquerors in everything.
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>Let us desire to take part in the Lords Table remembering our Lord Jesus
>proclaiming His death. And most importantly, let us examine ourselves
>and take part in the Lord's Table in a worthy manner in the fear of
>God as we read in 1 Corinthians 11.
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>Pray more earnestly: After taking the Passover, our Lord went to pray in
>the garden of Gethsemane in Mount of Olives. (Coming out, He went to the
>Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed
>Him. Luke 22:39). And Bible says, He knelt down and prayed, saying,
>"Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless
>not My will, but Yours, be done." (Luke 22:41,42). Our Lord Jesus Christ
>knelt down and prayed for the Father's will to be done. Then an
>angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. (Luke 22:43). When
>He received the strength from heaven, He prayed more earnestly. (Luke
>22:44).
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>Our Lord Jesus did not pray just before taking the cross, He had made
>prayer as His custom. Let us also make prayer a custom in our lives. Our
>Lord knelt down and prayed for Father's will to be done. Let us also
>make it a practice to kneel down in our prayer and ask for our
>Lord's will to be done in our lives. We also see in Matthew 4:1-11,
>after fasting and prayer, Jesus Christ faced the temptations and came
>victorious. Let us be diligent and overcome the temptations we face by
>our earnest prayers.
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>When our Lord received strength from heaven, He prayed more earnestly.
>By God's grace as we fast and pray, the Lord will renew our
>strength; and as we are strengthened let us pray earnestly that the
>Lord's will be done in our lives and in the lives of people around
>us.
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>Claim deliverance by His blood: Bible says, "And being in agony, He
>prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood
>falling down to the ground". (Luke 22:44). Earning by sweating was
>not the plan of God when He created man in the Garden of Eden; it came
>as a curse on man (In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till
>you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you
>are, and to dust you shall return." Genesis 3:19). By the sweat of our
>Lord Jesus Christ that became like great drops of blood, God has removed
>the curses of toiling for our living. It is the will of God that all
>curses be removed from our lives and be blessed to worship and serve Him
>in liberty.
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>Jesus Christ came to this world, to give Himself on the cross and shed
>His precious blood for you and me. Bible says, Christ has redeemed us
>from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us for it is
>written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree", (Galatians 3:13). On
>the cross our Lord Jesus Christ has redeemed us from the curse of law by
>His precious blood. Let us pray and claim the blood of Jesus Christ on
>our lives, so that we will inherit all the spiritual and physical
>blessings of Abraham (Galatians 3:14).
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>And as the Lord bless us, let us spend more time with the Lord in
>praising Him remembering His wonderful works, in prayer and seek His
>kingdom and His righteousness. Bible says, "You shall remember the
>LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He
>may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this
>day. (Deuteronomy 8:18).
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>Beloved brethren, let us take part in the Lord's Table remembering
>our Lord Jesus and proclaiming His death and experience His victory He
>has given us on the cross. As our Lord strengthens us by the power of
>His Holy Spirit, let us pray earnestly for the will of God to be
>enthroned in our lives. Let us pray and claim the deliverance our Lord
>has given us through His blood for a blessed life. As the Lord bless us,
>let us love our Lord Jesus Christ with all our heart, all our soul, all
>our mind and all our strength by obeying His commandments and seeking
>His righteousness.
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>But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these
>things shall be added to you. (Matthew 6:33).
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>Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for
>this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians
>5:16-18)
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>Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having
>died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose stripes you were
>healed. (1 Peter 2:24)
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>Remember
>Only one life, will soon be past,
>Only what is done, for Christ will last.
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>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
>communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. (2 Corinthians
>13:14)
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>Love & Prayers,
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>Michael J. Knight.
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