One Bread for One Body

“²³For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, ²⁴and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” – 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 (ESV)

In the above I have written as relates to the taking of the Lord’s Supper. I have only referenced the taking of the bread (as I am studying the word “bread”), although the taking of the cup also applies here. Notice that the bread starts as one part and is broken into being parts of the whole. I have to remember that the bread of Christ is one just as we the body of Christ are one.

“¹⁶The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” – 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 (ESV)

I believe that it is easy to forget that we are one body of Christ and that we are all working to the same goal of spreading the gospel for the LORD and bringing glory to Him. We are one in doing so. We may be only single parts carrying out the work of Christ, yet we are working toward the same.

It is my responsibility to work with, not against my brothers and sisters in Christ. I have to help them to carry out the will of God and pick them up when they are weak and celebrate them when they are strong. I have to be a part of the whole and come together as one in the fight against the evil one.

We are one in Christ!!!

What is your view of those around you? Are you separate from others and going it alone? What if we progressed as we should as one body of Christ in our work toward fulfilling His will in this world and the next?