So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. (Luke 24:28-35 ESV)
This whole "breaking bread" thing is much more than a ceremony or a meal. It is part of a bigger picture. Those members of First Church of Jerusalem devoted themselves to it as part of their commitment to the teaching, prayers and fellowship of the followers of Christ. They wanted to know more of Christ, just as these two disciples on the road invited Him in to tell them more. And He did. And He does, when we will commit ourselves to know Him more the way He has designed it: Fellowship with Him and the Father and other followers, guided by the Holy Spirit.(I John 1). So let us not take this "breaking bread" thing so lightly. May we be found rejoicing like they did.
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