Day 38 (part 1): Intimacy
Passages: Jn. 13:12; Exod. 12:1-8, 11-14; Psa. 116; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-15
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If we take seriously living with God and unto God, the evening of Holy Thursday ushers in the most holy time of the Christian year. It is a privileged time for it gives us the opportunity for the next three days to live completely with Him, as everything else fades into oblivion. This is the evening which Jesus spent his last night on earth with the Twelve. During the Passover meal, Jesus washes his disciples’ feet, eats with them, and shared in what would become the Holy Communion. On this evening, Jesus gives us almost too many good things: His example of humility by washing His disciples’ feet, the assurance of His peace, the command to love one another, the promise of the Holy Spirit, and His very Self through the Holy Communion.

Christians are bidden to spend time with Jesus tonight. On the eve of his betrayal, our Lord has done everything he could possibly do for His disciples and gave them the most wonderful gift possible in this world – Himself. Ponder tonight the intimacy Jesus longed to have with His disciples, and how He likewise desires to have an intimate relationship with us on a daily basis. Christ is calling you today; do you hear Him calling you to draw closer?