I’ve been taking communion, the “Lords Supper” on a consistent basis for close to three decades but the Spirit of God spoke a fresh and new perspective into my life this morning and I was encouraged by the same spirit to share this truth and the perspective I’d been subtly awakened to. This is nothing new doctrinally; nothing to add to what the Word already has to say, but simply the loving and compassionate Word of our Lord Jesus Christ speaking love and encouragement into His bride, the Church, speaking life into me.

Imagine for a moment that you were there in the upper room on that night with Jesus, as one of those closest to him. You are one of His closest friends, one of those He’s called into the sanctuary of His presence as He pushes onward towards the fulfillment of the Father’s purpose for His time in the flesh here amongst fallen man.

Imagine having seen Him heal the lame, give sight to the blind, lift up the brokenhearted and break down the prideful.
Imagine you heard Him teach on the Kingdom of Heaven, watched Him speak tenderly, simply and wonderfully of the greatness that is the Fathers Love.
You’ve wrestled, trying to believe His Word that this Kingdom is like that precious coin being found, that son returning home, that light on the hill, the precious treasure buried in the field.
You’ve seen and heard and witnessed the overwhelming power of His presence, His love, His authority, His FULLNESS.

And now then, in that room, with candlelight flickering upon the walls and joyful friendship echoing around you, He looks at YOU, breaks the bread and passes the cup and says “Take and eat, for this is My body, broken for YOU. Take and drink, for this is MY blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins”

All of His Goodness, All of His Love, All of His Grace, ALL of the Fullness of the Glory of the Father in Heaven is being offered in that moment, to YOU.

He’s handing YOU that piece of bread; his body, the bread of life is giving you of Himself, asking you to take Him into you. He wants to dwell within you. To be a part of you.

A sinner, a doubter, a liar, a cheater, a fraud.

He still wants you. HE STILL LOVES YOU!

He that was before everything, He that IS Everything is saying “Take me.”

Church, you NEED HIM. You cannot do life without Him.

You cannot walk this walk without HIM.

Church, I ask you to, Take Him, Take hold of all that He is.

Let him abide in you, let Him awaken you.

He’s offered you the Kingdom, the “everything”, the reason that we live and that only that matters after we’ve died.

He is giving you Himself. Take Him. Trust Him. Love him and let him work in you to make you like Him!