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Head: Know God's Word | Heart: Love God | Hands: Follow God's Way

Read Luke 21-22

Head

Do you have any special memory tricks to help you remember important things? Maybe you use pictures, colors, or even songs to help your brain remember things. When something is really important to you, have you ever used visual cues or even recited a story to help keep it in your mind? When we use all our senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell—it helps us remember better. In today’s passage from Luke 21-22, Jesus is preparing for something incredibly important— His death on the cross. But before He is arrested and crucified, He shares a special meal with His disciples, called the Last Supper. During this meal, He asks them to “do this in remembrance of Me.” Jesus makes it clear that He wants us to remember that moment so we will never forget the sacrifice He made for us.

Heart

Even though Jesus was fully God, He was also fully human. This means He felt all the pain that came with His betrayal and the beating He endured. But everything He went through had a purpose: to fulfill the sacrifice that would take away the sin of the world. That’s our salvation! The Last Supper was a way for Jesus to show how much He loves us and wanted us to remember His sacrifice. He gave His life willingly so we could live forever with Him. Wow! What love! Jesus’ sacrifice is the greatest love ever shown to us. By incorporating all five senses and different types of learning, Jesus gave us a way to remember the greatest act of love in history.

Hands

As a teacher, I’ve learned that people process information in different ways. Some people learn best by touching or doing things (tactile learning), some by seeing (visual learning), and others by listening (auditory learning). Isn’t it amazing that Jesus used all these types of learning to make sure we would always remember His sacrifice?! He didn’t just tell the disciples to remember; He gave them something they could touch, taste, see, and hear, activating all five senses to help them remember. The bread they ate symbolized His body, which was broken on the cross. The cup they drank from symbolized His blood, which was shed for the forgiveness of sin. By celebrating the Lord’s Supper, we join believers everywhere to remember Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.

Prayer

Dear Lord, thank You for the Last Supper and the incredible gift of salvation You gave us through Your sacrifice. We place our faith in You and thank You for helping us remember what You did on the cross. In Your name, we pray, Amen.