“Then you shall say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, “Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?”’ Then he will show you a large, furnished upper room; there make ready.” So they went and found it just as He had said to them, and they prepared the Passover. Luke 22:11–13 NKJV
The two disciples, Peter and John, found things just as Jesus had told them. They had been directed to follow a man carrying a pitcher of water, which speaks to us of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. The room to which this man brought them was all furnished. The disciples contributed nothing. They were asked to make ready for the Passover feast. Jesus is Master of Ceremonies and orders all the details. The disciples are the honored guests. Jesus, who is Lord of all, is in the midst. This last Passover feast certainly was a holy convocation and most solemn.
It was the night of His betrayal. Jesus then, in the dignity of His Person, introduced something new—the Lord’s Supper. Only He had the authority to do this. The disciples were asked to partake of the emblems, the bread and the wine, in loving memory of Him. Little did they enter into the significance of this occasion. Instead, we find them questioning among themselves who should be the greatest. This only exposed the deceitfulness of their hearts, yet His heart of love, though grieved, did not change.
This privilege of remembering Him as we partake of the Lord ’s Supper is ours today. The Lord Himself is in the midst of those gathered unto His Name, and, as we lose sight of everything else, He will be exalted before our eyes. May we cherish this blessed privilege, bringing to Him the worship of our hearts and the praise of our lips as we remember what He has done for us. “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes” (1 Cor. 11:26).