The Miracle Table: REDISCOVERING THE POWER OF COMMUNION

by Andrew Murray

‘You didn’t choose me, but I’ve chosen and commissioned you to go into the world to bear fruit. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of My Father, for my sake, He will give it to you!’ (John 15:16 – TPT) A straightforward reading of this Bible verse implies that Jesus primarily calls us to go and bear fruit as we advance His Kingdom. However in the Aramaic (the common language of Jesus’ day) another meaning is revealed. Literally, ‘I have invited you as my dinner guests and commissioned you to go into the world to bear fruit.’ Jesus is calling us to a dinner table! This translation of this well-known scripture brings with it stunning implications for how we view Christianity. We now see that before we “go and bear fruit,” we are first called to “come and dine.” The going, and the fruit bearing is the overflow of our coming and dining, and fellowshipping with Him. The priority of our Christianity is not our service or ministry life but our table life. Only in first coming to the table and dining with Him are we able to be fruitful.