Breaking Bread a.k.a. Communion: Seeing Messiah for who He is, and what He is like !!!
Posted : 21 Jul, 2020 05:41 PM
When believers gather together to break bread, this is the time for the people to proclaim who He is and what He is like, as we see Him in the elements.
The elements are the unleavened bread ( matzo ), leavened bread ( regular bread ), grape juice, or wine.
To understand this one needs to know what the elements represent concerning Messiah.
The matzo which represents the SINLESS nature of Messiah, is bread made with wheat flour, water and salt yet has no yeast, yeast represents SIN.
2 Corinthians 5 verse 21
21 for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.
The regular bread represents Messiah as our sin bearer, as He had taken our sins upon himself in order for sin to be judged in His flesh.
Isaiah 53 verse 1 - 5
1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no [stately] form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being [fell] upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
Thus Messiah had to become sin for this to happen.
2 Corinthians 5 verse 21
21 for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.
The cup of grape juice or wine represents the New Covenant.
Luke 22 verse 20
20 And in the same way [He took] the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
How about asking ourselves a few questions when breaking bread.
1. How do we see Messiah as the shepherd of the sheep. 1a. What is the function of a shepherd.
Psalm 23 and John 10
2. How do we see Messiah as Yehowah Yireh a.k.a Jehovah Jireh ( GOD shall provide )
What is provided for believers by the broken body of Messiah. John 14 verse 6
3. How does the Father see believers in Messiah as Messiah is Yehowah tsedeq, The LORD our righteousness.
2 Corinthians 5 verse 21
21 He made Him who knew no sin [to be] sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
There are many other questions we could be asking in order to see messiah in the breaking of bread.
Breaking Bread a.k.a. Communion: Seeing Messiah for who He is, and what He is like !!!
Posted : 23 Jul, 2020 07:38 AM
Unfortunately we now have a law that you must wear a **MASK** in my hometown where all the churches are closed.
EBAY has a wonderful washable reusable **MASK* with the following words for $7.95 free delivery and no tax with delivery in just 4 days. The beautiful message on the white on black mask Is:
**JESUS**
**LOVES**
**YOU!!**
Actually Jesus does **LOVE EVERYONE** since anyone can **LOVE AND OBEY JESUS AND GO TO HEAVEN**
Besides passing out tracts in all your stores you can put Scripture on the back of your car in 2 inch letters and continuously circle a busy intersection in the middle lane so that about 150 people every hour can read God's Word.
On the back of my car I have the following Scripture in beautiful 2 inch psychedelic letters that change colors in the sun.
John 14:23: Jesus says, "If you love Me obey My teaching then My Father will love him and We will come to him and make Our home with him!"
READ GOD's WORD DAILY ACTS 17:11 THEN DO WHAT IT SAYS JAMES 1:22
WORK, SO THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH THOSE IN NEED EPH 4:28
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LOVE ALL YOUR ENEMIES LUKE 6:27-31
On the rear side windows I have :
** LOVE OBEY JESUS**
** PRAY TO YOUR CREATOR**
**READ GOD'S WORD**
This is an excellent way to spread God's Word and producing **FRUIT** now that the churches are closed!!
*}**JESUS SAYS, "I CHOSE YOU SO THAT YOU MIGHT BEAR **FRUIT**, **FRUIT THAT WILL LAST**!"
"John 15:1-5,16: Jesus says, "I am the true vine, and My Father is the gardener, He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear **FRUIT** He prunes so that it will be even more **FRUITFUL**. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in Me as I also remain in you. No branch can bear **FRUIT** by itself; it must remain in the vine, Neither can you bear **FRUIT** unless you remain in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear **MUCH FRUIT**; apart from Me you can do nothing... You did not choose Me but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear **FRUIT**--**FRUIT** that will last!!!"
Matthew 21:43: Jesus says to Israel, "The Kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce **FRUIT**!"
Matthew 13:23: Jesus says, "But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the **WORD AND UNDERSTANDS IT**. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
Luke 8:15: Jesus says, "But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the **WORD**, retain it, and by perseverance produce a crop."
