Something Spiritual

[306 words] The Lord’s Supper is not just another “act” it is not something we just do. It is not just a tradition. It is not mystical. It is Scriptural. It is spiritual. Because the crucifixion of Jesus was spiritual and Scriptural. Jesus states, He could have called twelve legions of angels (Matthew 26:53). He does not do that. He goes on to explain, “But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so” (Matthew 26:54)? Jesus was bound by Scripture, God’s inspired word (2 Timothy 3:16) even when things were very bleak. If He had called the twelve legions of angels, the Old Testament Scriptures would not have been fulfilled and we would have no salvation. Jesus made the deliberate decision to obey God and submit to God’s will as prophesied in the Old Testament. This was more important than preserving His life and defeating the…