By Greg Laurie
“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’”
—1 Corinthians 11:23–24
If you knew bad things were about to happen, would you still give thanks?
Jesus did. He gave thanks, knowing that He was about to look into the throat of Hell and bear the sins of the world.
The Bible tells us, “The Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me’” (1 Corinthians 11:23–24 NKJV).
Jesus knew the future. He knew what lay ahead for Him would not be easy or pleasurable.