Daily Bread - Jan 9 2007

1 Corinthians 10:16 - "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not fellowship of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a fellowship of the body of Christ?"

There are reasons to believe that when the early church came together they always partook of communion - which may be understood as a fellowship with the blood and body of Jesus (Acts 2:42; 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:26). One of the many reasons that we need to continually have communion placed before us is to remind us that it is only by the blood and body of Jesus that we are able to have communion with God.

The communion should cause us to remember that we are bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, that, through this new covenant, He has made us one (1 Corinthians 10:17; Romans 12:4,5; 12:12,13,20; Ephesians 4:4; Colossians 3:15; Ephesians 5:30; 1 Corinthians 6:15; Colossians 2:19).

The Holy Spirit leads us into a heavenly realm where we worship God in Spirit (Ephesians 1:3; 2:6; Hebrews 6:4; 12:22). The heavenly realm is the place where Christ Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father or the heavenly Holies of Holies. It is a realm of fellowship where we personally interact with God in Spirit and in Truth. When we come into this realm of God's glory, we do so by and through the blood and body of Jesus (Hebrews 10:19). It is the blood and life of Jesus that has given to us righteousness, purity, and holiness, and we must always remember the source of our communion (1 John 1:7; Hebrews 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19).

Be blessed,

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
abidingplace.org