In Matthew’s account of the Last Supper he records that as Jesus broke the bread He “blessed it.” (Matthew 26:26 - KJV) It is significant that when Jesus instituted the Communion meal He did so with a blessing. Later, when Paul is describing the drinking of wine at the Lord’s Table, he describes the cup as “the cup of blessing.” (1 Corinthians 10:16 - KJV) I believe that contained within the act of Communion is the very blessing of God; and the blessing that was spoken by Jesus over the bread and wine still rings out two thousand years later. When we eat the bread and we drink the cup, we
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