FROM PASTOR JOHN COLLINS:
“For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to
you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body
which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the same manner He
also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My
blood. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as
you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He
comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (NKJV).
People think of these words and think of communion to be
taken in church. Before there were Christian churches the apostles gathered in
the homes of their fellow believers or those they hoped to bring salvation to
and they would share a meal and share the truth of the Lord Jesus Christ with
thanksgiving in their hearts. They would break bread and drink wine and think
of Jesus’ broken body and the new covenant and they would share their faith
with one another and encourage one another.
As you come and sit down to the table today just know that
what you have most to be thankful for in this world is the sacrifice of Jesus
because it has given you the chance to be saved. As we pray for those without
food and those without shelter today, let us also praise God for His mercy and
thank God for His precious Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
All the bounty that you will ever experience in your life
and all of the hope of your eternal reward comes from God. No matter how little
one has in life, as long as there is breath in the body then there is hope for
salvation and every day is a day of thanksgiving.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and
comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow
of turning.” James 1:17 (NKJV).
