I Desire to Eat With You
"When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him," and He said to them, "With desire, I have desired this...to eat with you this passover" (Luke 22:14, 15).
Ponder for a moment what this scene could have looked or felt like....a table, whether long or wide, but certainly big enough for the 12 whom Jesus invited to eat with Him.
Jesus is reclining, and most likely the disciples are, too. On one level, the atmosphere is relaxed and close...
Then in a soft voice...can you just hear His heart...His need..."With desire, I have desired this passover to eat with you...before I suffer."
Do you wonder if any of the 12 really heard His voice, His words, His message?
The longing. The love. The anticipated agony.
Do these words have any meaning to us now?
The message is still the same from Jesus...
Jesus longs to connect with us, like a family at the dinner table.
He wants to hear what we have to say.
He wants to listen to us talk to Him about our day.
He wants to help us handle our struggles.
He deeply cares about us, and He knows that if we spend time together we'll begin to feel and trust His love for us in very real ways.
This desire to be with us is for Him as much as it is for us, because His heart aches when we wonder away.
Today, put yourself in this story.
Come to the table where Jesus is reclining.
Hear His words of desire to be with you...to eat with you!
Just come to the table and be filled.