If you haven’t been reading Jennifer Arimborgo’s blog, Feeding on Jesus then let me introduce you to this dear sister. She has served for many years on the mission field in South America. Yet in spite of the distance, I enjoy this little nugget of truth that she shares today, and I hope you will also check out her weekly podcast.
“Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven’” (John 6:32, NIV). As a missionary, I find this Scripture wonderfully encouraging. Jesus is assuring us that we are not […]
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Living Bread
Sharing Communion Apart
Sharing communion apart seems to be a contradiction in terms and yet it is very much a reality many of us are living out in this Corona virus world. I wrote this devotional for my people from the various nursing homes where I normally would be visiting every week. Though it is a personal message specifically for them, I thought it might also be an encouragement to you as well.
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:23- 24 ESV
While we have been apart for more than two months one thing which I have missed the most is being able to share communion with you. You may be wondering if there is some way we can still remember this holy meal. The answer is a resounding yes! We can still be together in heart if not in person in the three important parts of our Lord’s last supper. First we Repent. Just as Jesus prayed with His disciples, we must also pray and not only give thanks as Jesus did, but also ask for forgiveness so that God can clean our hearts and prepare us for communion.
Second; we Receive the bread and the cup; but not only from the hands of a priest or a pastor. Instead we recall Jesus as the Living Bread. He is the one who is giving Himself to us. It is from His hands that we receive such a gift. He also passes us the cup which holds His life spilled out on the cross for ours. As we receive His life into us He washes our past away and gives us new life in Him. Last of all we do this and Remember. It is not that we are recalling something forgotten but instead it is an honoring of His death and a celebration of His life; until he comes again. Oh I am looking forward to the day when I can be with you again to have communion. But until then be sure to repent; receive and remember as often as you can because our hope is our looking forward not to a return to normal but to the return of Jesus to this world!
Seven Loaves
The 7 Loaves of the Bread of Life
He took the seven loaves and the fish and having given thanks He broke them and gave them to the disciples and the disciples gave them to the crowds. Matthew 15:36 ESV
The Monday loaf was when angels sang
And shepherds knelt and the Heavens rang
On Tuesday Mary dedicated her son
At the temple then trusted His will to be done
At the Jordan On Wednesday Jesus was baptized
And the dove descended onto the bread of life
Thursday’s loaf was when He broke the bread
And He blessed the cup and He bowed His head
On Friday His body was given for us
And His blood poured down that old rugged cross
Saturday’s silence was a bread of sorrows
As He lay in the tomb waiting for tomorrow
Then on Sunday’s rising came the Living Bread
For all who believe Jesus rose from the dead!
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