Welcome to Eat This Bread Drink This Cup. The title of my communion meditation today is "Jesus, the Wisdom of God." I read from 1 Corinthians 1:30-31 (NIV). All Scripture quotations are from the New International Version (NIV) and are used with permission.
30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
In Apostle Paul's letter to the Christians in Corinth, he explains how God has made foolish the wisdom of the world through the appearance of His wisdom, Jesus Christ. Further, he helps the brothers and sisters understand that all the work of salvation has already been accomplished by His Son. Jesus is their "righteousness, holiness and redemption." Therefore, they have no room to boast or take credit for their salvation. God deserves all the credit as Paul quotes Jeremiah 9:24, "Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord." The context of the quote from the Old Testament (Jeremiah 9:23-24) gives us more insight into what Paul is trying to explain—
23 This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, 24 but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight, declares the Lord."
I am not a person who boasts, but I will take every opportunity to tell how grateful I am that I have the understanding to know God, His Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, and fully appreciate His work in me. I could not do it on my own. You cannot do it on your own. When we assemble to partake of the bread and drink the fruit of the vine from the cup, the world looks at us and laughs. Sadly, they lack understanding, but thanks be to God that we know the wisdom of God, Jesus, and remember that He was crucified for our "righteousness, holiness, and redemption." We give Him all the glory. Let us find comfort in these words today. Let us pray.
Abba, Father. Today we bless and set aside this bread and the fruit of the vine in this cup to remember Your Son, Jesus. We know that the bread represents His body that was nailed to the cross, and the fruit of the vine represents His blood that He shed for us. As we pour out the wine from the cup, we are reminded of how Jesus poured out His own blood that our sins might be forgiven. Abba, Father. You are an amazing God, and we give you all the praise for saving us. We are so thankful that we can be on Your side as live each day in this world. As we partake of the bread and drink the fruit of the vine from the cup, we remember Jesus, who was crucified to save us, and resurrected from the dead to sit at Your right hand. Thank-you, Abba, Father, that He holds us close to Him. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Today, Jesus invites you to partake of His supper. I read from Matthew 26:26-28 (NIV).
26 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.” Let us partake of the bread.
27 And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, 28 for this is my blood, which confirms the covenant between God and his people. It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive the sins of many." Let us partake of the cup.
And the assembly of believers said, "Amen!"
Until next time, from Numbers 6:24-26, “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
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