Eat This Bread Drink This Cup

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Genesis 16:13-16. In this passage of Scripture, Hagar is visited by the angel of the Lord. In gratitude, she calls God by the name, El-Roi, The God Who Sees Me. As we partake of the bread and drink the fruit of the vine from the cup today, we remember Jesus, The God Wh...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Revelation 22:12-17. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle John invites all who have washed their robes to enter through the gate of the city to eat from the tree of life and drink from the water of life. As we eat the bread and drink the fruit of the vine from the...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Habakkuk 3:17-19. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Habakkuk finds confidence to face the trials of life. His joy and strength came from God, not the prevailing conditions of the world around Him. As we remember Jesus today by partaking of the bread and drinkin...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Micah 2:2-5. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Micah foretells the birth of King Jesus. Today is a special day as we celebrate His birth and His death on the cross at the same time. God's profound love for us is powerfully on display. All Scripture quotati...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Joel 2:28-32. In this passage of Scripture, the prophet Joel gives Judah and Israel good news after a time of punishment for their unfaithfulness. This good news of this prophecy was ultimately fulfilled in Jesus as told to us by the Apostle Peter on the day of Penteco...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 John 5:4-12. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle John tells us how our faith is established by God on the testimony of three witnesses—the water, the blood, and the Spirit. As we partake of the bread and drink from the cup today, we affirm the testimony of the...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Peter 1:17-21. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Peter explains how Jesus was the ransom God paid in order to free us from our sins. When we remember Jesus by partaking of the bread and drinking from the cup, we remember His precious blood He shed for us on t...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Hebrews 13:20-21. In this passage of Scripture, the author of Hebrews prays for his readers and us that God would give to us the power of Jesus Christ to equip us and produce every good thing that is pleasing to Him. As we assemble to partake of the bread and drink fro...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup! The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Hebrews 10: 32-39. In this passage of Scripture, the author asks his readers to compare their here and now with the excitement and single purpose they knew when they first put their faith in Jesus. He asks them to renew their zeal for the Lord and keep their hope in t...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Philemon 1:10-18. In this passage of Scripture, we read about the story of Paul, Onesimus, and Philemon. As Paul loves, befriends, and intercedes for Onesimus, we recall from Paul's example how Jesus loves, befriends, and intercedes for us. We are reminded that fr...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Jeremiah 23:5-6. In this passage of Scripture, the name of God, "The Lord Is Our Righteousness," foreshadows the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and why we remember Him around the Lord's Table. All Scripture quotations are from the New Living Transla...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Timothy 3:14-16. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul likely uses a portion of an early church hymn to remind Timothy of the great mystery of our faith. Similarly, Jesus uses the bread and the cup to help us remember a central truth of the good news of the...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Isaiah 52:13-15. Isaiah has much to say about the Lord's Servant, and in this passage of Scripture, he gives us a unique glimpse into the events of Jesus' day of crucifixion. Jesus did suffer for us, and we remember Him as we partake of the bread and drink f...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup.  The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Hebrews 12: 1-2. The author of Hebrews tells us that as Jesus offered His life on the cross, He was sustained by the joy of knowing that God would give His gift of grace to us. His joy would become our joy; something that can never be taken away from us. All Scriptur...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Ephesians 1:3-8. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul describes just how much God loves us and the gifts we have received from Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We come to understand that God did all of this for us for His great pleasure. All Scripture quot...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Galatians 1:3-5. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul asks God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ to give us grace and peace. These two wonderful gifts are available to us through faith in Jesus, who gave His life for our sins. As we partake of the bread a...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 2 Corinthians 7:8-10. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul talks about the fruit of godly sorrow in the life of a Christian. As we partake of the bread and drink the wine from the cup, we remember that God sent Jesus to bring the good news of the gospel to u...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 2 Corinthians 1:8-11. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul and Timothy, his brother in the Lord, experience a crisis of faith that forces them to abandon their futile human efforts and rely only on God for deliverance. Their unassailable confidence in God wa...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 11:27-34. In this passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul continues his instruction on the proper way to observe the Lord's Supper. Our full attention to our participation is necessary as God observes and examines us. He takes the death of His Son on...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10: 14-22. In this unique passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul describes the sense of fellowship we experience with Jesus and each other as we drink from the cup and break the bread together. We should cherish this time together; it is so much more tha...

Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31. In this passage, the Apostle Paul describes the futility of human wisdom as God has made Jesus to be wisdom itself. Only Jesus can make us pure, holy, and freed from sin, and this is what humankind desperately needs above all else. As we partake...

Welcome to the Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms 103: 8-18. In this psalm, King David is filled with praise for the LORD for His unfailing love. We should join in praise with King David as we see all of God's promises guaranteed by the blood of His Son, Jesus. All Scripture quotations are from the Ne...

Welcome to the Eat This Bread Drink This Cup podcast. The communion meditation today is based on a passage of Scripture from the New Testament, Romans 9:30-33. All Scripture quotations are from the New Living Translation and are used with permission. My Bible reading plan for this week included Psalms 73-89 and Romans 5-10. I was drawn to Romans 9:30-33 because of the powerful imagery used by God...

Welcome to the Eat This Bread Drink This Cup podcast. My Bible Reading Plan for this week included Psalms 53-72 and Acts 27:26-Romans 4. I was drawn to Romans 3:23-26 because in these verses, the Apostle Paul describes something very important to humankind, how to be made right with God, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. When we observe the Lord's Supper, we shudder at the suffering of our...

Welcome to the Eat This Bread Drink This Cup podcast. My Bible Reading Plan for this week included Psalms 34-52 and Acts 22-27:25.  I was drawn to Psalms 43:3 because the psalmist pleads with God to send out His light and His truth as they are the only guides for him to go where God is, the source of all his joy. As we partake of the bread and drink from the cup, we remember that God sent Jesus, H...