Matthew 26:27 - “And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it”
Many people may be familiar with the Maxwell House coffee slogan, “Good to the last drop”. However, very few people know that it was President Theodore Roosevelt who, while on a visit to Andrew Jackson’s estate, The Hermitage, near Nashville Tennessee in 1907 was served a cup of Maxwell House coffee and proclaimed it to be “good to the last drop”. Personally, I’m a Starbucks dark roast guy, just sayin’.
In Mathew 26:27, Jesus was having communion with His disciples the night before He was crucified. I’ve read this verse many times, but not long ago, the last part of the verse jumped out at me. He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them and said, “Drink all of it”. What makes this phrase so significant is what He said in the next verse, “for this is my blood”. That’s powerful. He’s saying for us to take and receive all and everything that blood represents…Total and absolute forgiveness of every sin, past, present and future. The gift of righteousness. Divine health for your physical body. All the provision you’ll ever need. Strong, healthy and enjoyable relationships. Drink all of it, it’s good to the last drop. Don’t drink half of it or some of it, drink ALL of it. Jesus paid for it all with His blood. Freely He gave, freely receive.
