Maundy
Thursday
Jesus
officiated the mandate to love our enemies on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week.
Maundy is a shortened form of the Latin word “Mandatum,” which would indicate a
command. This command was given to His disciples and, in extension, to us
shortly after sharing the Last Supper. Jesus took a pail of water, washed the
feet of His disciples, and then left them with this command.
John
13:34 A new command I
give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one
another.
This
new command of Jesus raised the bar on how we should love each other to a new
and higher standard that no one had before conceived. Jesus had supplied the
needs of His followers with their greatest need, the forgiveness of their sin.
Jesus even loved his enemies and called on us to display love for those around
us that we deem unlovable. The Bible tells us that was nothing appealing about sinful
humankind that would cause Jesus to love us. Yet, Jesus loved the followers
that loved Him and the enemies that hated him with equal devotion. Jesus did
that even though we are all sinners and did not deserve even a second glance
from Him. (Romans 3:23; 3:10; Romans
5:8).
There
are no provisions in the Bible that forbid us to celebrate Maundy Thursday. But
the question is are we following the New Command to Love our enemies (Matthew
5:43-47)? Tomorrow we will survey the events of Good Friday.
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