THE GREAT GIVER... & THE TAKER

Jesus is certainly in control...                                                    
“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.”                                                      
How could you refuse? (Matt 26:17-30)

Notice that Matthew doesn’t tell us about the foot-washing or Jesus’ comforting words and prayer. They are all present and the focus is on...

“Surely, I’m telling you, one of you shall betray me...Woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would have been good for that man if he had not been born!”

Woah – that is one solemn warning.

The worried disciples all ask: “Is it I, Lord” - except for Judas Iscariote who calls Him ‘Rabbi’ – after taking the privileged sop!

“YOU SAID IT!”  

Jesus knows all, so He graciously warns His friend Judas. 

In fact it looks like Judas even stayed for Jesus to give of Himself to comfort them and us...

“Take eat, this is My body”...then: 
                    

“Drink you all of it...this is my blood”

(Did you know?... A  Jewish custom was to take your loaf of bread and skin of wine around to folks to comfort them after a death in the family.)

Yes, Judas is the taker – whatever he can get his hands on - but Jesus is the great Giver, the Giver of Himself.