The
upper room was hushed, holy, and heavy with meaning as Jesus lifted a cup and
spoke words that would forever reshape how His followers understood God’s love.
“Drink of it, all of you.” With that simple yet seismic act, Jesus revealed the
cost of our redemption—His blood, poured out. The cup didn’t contain His
literal blood, but it represented the sacrifice that would soon be made.
When
Jesus handed His disciples the bread and the cup, He wasn’t offering a quaint
metaphor or empty ritual. Eating and drinking are the most primal ways we take
something external and make it internal—fully absorbed, fully ours. Once
consumed, it becomes part of our very makeup. In that moment, Jesus extended an
invitation so radical it bordered on scandalous: “Let these elements represent
Me. Take My life, My sacrifice, My body and blood into your being. Let what
I’ve done shape who you are.”
This
wasn’t about casual belief or polite agreement. This was about full-throttle
identification. Just as food becomes indistinguishable from the one who eats
it, Christ was saying, “I want to be that close. Not just in your thoughts, but
in your bloodstream, your breath, your bones.” It’s the living fulfillment of
His earlier words in John 6:56: “Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood
abides in me, and I in him.” Not literal consumption—but a vivid, Gospel-rooted
picture of abiding in Him.
Let
that sink in. To take Christ in is to let Him rewire everything—your thoughts,
your priorities, your desires. This isn’t a Sunday-only faith; it’s a total
overhaul where His mission becomes your mission, His cross your cross, His love
your lifestyle. It’s not about keeping Jesus at a safe distance as a revered
Savior; it’s about Him dwelling so deeply within you that your life beats with
His rhythm.
So
what now? We must stop treating Jesus like a spiritual accessory and start
embracing Him as our very essence. Every time you take communion, let it be
more than a ritual. Let it be a declaration: “Jesus, I want You inside of me.
Take over. Live through me.” This is the sacred shift—from belief to
embodiment, from admiration to incarnation.
May the Lord grant you boldness to receive Him fully, without flinching. May His life surge through your veins, His mission shape your steps, and His presence become the very heartbeat of your soul.
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