The Lord's Supper (8)

As we consider our sure and certain hope of eternal life, received through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we might well end with a verse we could so easily overlook. It is John 6:23: “boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks.” Notice how the place is described - “the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks.” The Lord gave thanks for the bread. We also must give thanks - not only for bread but for Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life. Thanksgiving - this must be the keynote of our celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Thanksgiving - this must be the keynote of our whole life: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18); “always and for everything giving thanks in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father” (Ephesians 5:20); “And whatever you do, in word or dead, do everything in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3:17).