Communion Meditation

On this Ascension Sunday we are honoring and remembering the ascension, and coronation of Christ the king. When Christ ascended into Heaven he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high and was given rule and authority over all of creation. The Bible says he fills all of creation. This means that he has authority over everything that exists—including and especially us.

The bible also says that Jesus called us friends. In John 15:15 Jesus said, “No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” We are his friends.

The bible goes further and tells us that he has called each of us to be members if his church which is his body. We are one body, his body. The Church is Christ on earth.

In still another place the bible says that the church is the bride of Christ and he is working, by his efficacious love to make us beautiful, without spot or wrinkle.

Finally, the bible says that there will be one hum dinger of a wedding feast on that last day when he comes to claim his bride, his body, his church, his friends. And this meal that we are about to join with him in is just a foretaste of that meal.
If you are a believer in Jesus, if you have realized that you are a sinner in need of redemption, if you have been baptized according to the requirements of the scriptures, we invite you to partake of the meal with us.

This is not a meal of sadness because Christ died. It is a meal of rejoicing because Christ rose from the dead and ascended into the heavenlies to be our intercessor, our Lord, our Messiah, our savior, our God, our friend. Come eat, come drink, observe the body, look around at your fellow Christians. Rejoice the Lord is king and he rules over everything.

Let us pray:
Father of lights, god of glory we come to you now with humble and joyous hearts, thanking you for all the wonderful gifts you give to us and especially thanking you for the incredible gift of your son Jesus.