The Meal That Heals

The Meal That Heals

vitamins and minerals will ever flow from the food and into our bodies. Likewise, we can talk about the fact that Christ died on the cross to save us and was beaten and bruised to heal us. But simply discussing the event will have no impact unless you believe with your heart and confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 10:10). When we eat the unleavened bread and drink the fruit of the vine, it is more than flour and grape juice. Just as our confession leads to salvation and God honors our prayers of repentance, so likewise the Father honors our act of faith when we partake of Communion. Our healing has been bought through Christ’s sufferings, but we must properly “discern the body of Christ.” We must comprehend what really happened at both the whipping post and the cross. Even the Jewish matzo bread is produced with four unique features that represent aspects of the crucifixion: 1. The bread has brown lines running through it, which give the appearance of bruises. 2. The bread has long lines embedded in the surface that look like stripes. 3. The bread has holes in it that give the appearance that the bread was pierced. 4. The bread is baked without leaven and, in the Bible, leaven represents sin. Christ was bruised, beaten, pierced, and sinless. The Passover bread is certainly a clear picture of the body of Jesus Christ. As ancient Israel ate the lamb with the bread, they were healed. How much more can believers today, who have received the ultimate Lamb and the final sin offering, be healed of their sicknesses! Our daily bread should consist of more than natural provision. It should also include the bread that came down from heaven, Jesus Christ. Further Proof Many Christians have heard the name Smith Wigglesworth. Smith was an early pioneer Pentecostal minister who was noted for his daring faith and numerous miracles. Many Christian authors have noted that Smith believed it was possible to walk in divine health.

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