Communion of the Spirit

Mark 14:22 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body. ”Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them, “This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. ”And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written ‘I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered “But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee. Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble, yet I will not stumble.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all said likewise. Vs.50 Then all His disciples deserted Him and fled.

The disciples could not share a communion of the Spirit with Jesus, but we can!

2Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

THE SPIRIT Ephesians 4:1…Live a life fitting for the invitation you have received from God, humbly, gently, patiently, forbearing one another in love, Be diligent to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit…

THE BLOOD 1Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? 1Corinthians 11:25 “This cup is the new covenant in my blood (cutting the covenant). 2 Corinthians 3:6 God has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, 2Corinthians 4:11 ... So death is at work in us, but life in you. We are called (invited) to be the anointing of God in the earth to bring the blessing that God desires for his children in the earth, so that they will respond to his goodness and come to know him.

THE BREAD 16. The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread. Hebrews 10:5 A body have you prepared for me; … Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, Romans 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Where God is present through us in faith and love, there the situations are reordered by God. Our existence becomes a secondary existence. It becomes our grateful assistance to the good will of God, to feed the bread of his will into peoples’ lives