The Word of life, bread for the world, was born in Bethlehem. The name Bethlehem means House of Bread. So Bethlehem was the bakery of God, and that is where the ovens of God were located. This bread, like all true offerings to God, was a sweet-smelling savor. When we are done with the process, …
Words in the Hand and Cup
When we commune together, we are also communicating. When we commune, we are conversing. And the words we speak are part of the food. The words of the Lord Jesus are true nourishment. “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they …
A Bucket With No Bottom
When we come to the Table, we are coming to receive a gift. But in order to come rightly, in order to be able to enjoy receiving the gift, we must at the same time be gladly giving a gift. This is the meaning of koinonia fellowship. In this meal, God gives Himself. He gives …
The Best Chef in the World
We cannot talk about food without talking about life, and we cannot talk about spiritual food without talking about spiritual life. This is because life is the only thing which can make any use whatever of food. A dead man cannot be raised or restored with a good meal. When spiritually dead people congregate in …
With, On, By
In this meal we sit down to eat with Jesus Christ, we feed on Jesus Christ, and we are fed by Jesus Christ. First, what do we mean by with? In the Great Commission, Jesus promised to be with His followers until the end of the age (Matt. 28:20). He does this by means of …
Everytime Presence
The Incarnation was an event in history. So was the crucifixion, as also the resurrection. They happened, and they happened in the same way that other historical events happened. Christ was born at a point in time, and He died at a point in time, and He rose from the dead. All these things happened …
Partaking of All
As we come to this Table in true evangelical faith, we partake of Jesus Christ. We also partake of one another, and we do this through the power and activity of the Holy Spirit of God. We are covenantally united, and the Spirit of God is the Spirit of the covenant. Now Jesus teaches us …
The Rain of Bread
For those who are converted to God, the grace of God envelops everything, drives everything, defines everything. This includes our desire to learn how to walk in His ways, which means our desire to grow and flourish in our sanctification, which means loving and understanding His law. This is a Table of grace. There is …
Satan at the Supper
When the Lord Jesus first instituted this meal, at the first occasion of it, He was greatly troubled in His spirit. The reason for the trouble is that there was treachery at the Table: “When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that …
Declared Clean
This is a meal, and we know that we are to wash up for meals. It is the same with this sacramental meal as it is with any meal. Before you eat, you wash up. That is just what you do. We understand this by how we place our time of confession at the beginning …