Scripture

Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the blood of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.

Observation

We must flee from idolatry. When we celebrate communion, then we are participating in the blood and the body of Christ. We share in one loaf, and therefore we are one body.

The sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. We cannot take part at the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

Application

The cup of thanksgiving is the cup of communion — thanksgiving in Greek is “Eucharist”, the name some churches give to this sacrament.

When we participate in Communion, we are participating in the blood and body of Christ. Christians differ about what this means theologically, but the real fact is that Christ is very present in the sacred act of breaking bread and drinking wine together.

To the unspiritual person, it is just a bunch of religious people eating bread and drinking juice, both in ridiculously microscopic portions

To the spiritual person, the Holy Spirit speaks and encourages us with the power of the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross.

Life is found at the Table of the Lord. This is not just spiritual life, but physical life also. I know of people who have received healing while receiving Communion.

We share in one loaf and drink from the one cup. Therefore, communion is a unifying act. We consciously forgive our brothers and sisters who have offended us, and we reach out to one another in the love of Christ.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for me and for my christian family. Thank you for the gift of the Lord’s Table, which reminds us again of your unfathomable love. Amen