“They devoted themselves to the Apostles and to the
fellowship, truth, breaking of bread and prayer… All believers were together.” Acts 2:42 (Read Psalm 133:1)
Hey, Gang, I have a couple different devotionals I read in
the mornings, as I start my day with Father and Jesus. The Holy Spirit seems to direct me to what I
need to begin my day.
One of the Devotionals, which I have read several times,
is called Amazing Grace by Kenneth Osbeck. It is a collection of 365
Hymns, the story of how the poem came to be written, something about the
Author, and a challenge for Christ-followers.
Growing up in church as a Preachers daughter, Hymns were a big part of
my life. One Sunday, one of our
grandsons ask if I knew all the verses to all the Hymns. “No”, I said, “but I know a lot of
them.”
Most of the Hymns were based on Scripture and included
Scripture in the poem content. If I were
to be exiled on an Island and could only take one book - and not be a Bible, I
would take a hymnbook.
This Devotional has a general theme for each month and
February is LOVE! Surprise! As I read
today’s message, I thought, “What a different world this would be if
Christ-followers would practice the words of this Hymn or Traditional Spiritual
-Let Us Break Bread Together.
In our fast-paced culture filled with electronics,
digital, instant gratification culture, many families seldom sit down to a meal
together, even weekly. Do you have memories of Sunday Dinners? At our house we usually had guests and
enjoyed friendship and fellowship. Occasionally, we had dinner at someone
else’s home. Now it is hard for us to
get someone to join us for dinner at a restaurant!
The Early Believers gathered to together regularly for
meals and prayer regardless of color, nationality or status. it was a times of sharing and developing a
bond of love, Unity and fellowship as they had experienced from God Himself.
Unity in Jesus doesn’t mean we can’t disagree about
things, but rather listen to others with love, respect and unified Spirit
seeking God’s will. God planned, and recorded in Scripture, national feasts to
bring people together sharing meals and worship. Something special when God is the center of
conversations!
Growing up, -Let US Break Bread Together – was always sung
at Communion, but it certainly applies to daily living. Spending more time on
our knees would change hearts.
Osbeck closes with a challenge to Christ Followers: We should not only value those for whom
Christ died, but above all those in whom Christ lives.
Let us
break bread together on our knees. (repeat & add refrain)
Let us
drink the cup together on our knees, (repeat & add refrain)
Let us
praise God together on our knees, (repeat & add refrain)
refrain:
when I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun, O Lord have mercy on
me.
Sooo, join me in prayer: Lord teach me how to live this in
my daily life.
Blessings,
Gma J
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