What it means to eat with the Lord

Revelation 3:20 “Behold I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.

From the scripture above, we can all see that the Lord said “I will come into him and eat with him.” The question now comes, what are we going to eat? Is it the holy communion? Or may be some special kind of a meal?

Now in John 6, Jesus made a statement that brought trouble to his entire ministry, he said that those who want to have life must eat his flesh and drink his blood (John 6:53-58). And so many people were displeased with this statement.

When He saw that people were displeased with what He said, he emphasized it the more by saying that “my flesh is the real bread and my blood is the real drink”(John 6:55). This disgusted many of his followers including the apostles and many people stopped following Him from that day.

But you see, it’s because they had not understood the truth of the word which Jesus said. And even today many people believe in this saying because they are convinced that the real body of Jesus is the bread of the holy Communion, which is also a partial understanding of the truth. Indeed He said that this is my body (Luke 22:19), but there is something deeper than that.

In John 1:1 the bible says, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God.” And John 1:14 tells us that “The word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory, the glory of the only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

John is trying to tell us that the real flesh of Jesus Christ came from the word. This means when we take time to study the word of God, we are eating the real Flesh of Jesus because it is the word that became Flesh.

And Prophet Jeremiah said, “Your words were found and I ate them and your word brought joy to my heart.”(Jeremiah 15:16). So Jeremiah proved to us that he indeed ate the word by reading it.

Jesus went on to clarify his statement in John 6:53-58 to those who remained with him by telling them that, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.(John 6:63).

So, if at all Jesus was saying we should eat his flesh and drink his blood, would he again say flesh and blood profits nothing? Of course not!

But the scriptures must come true, which says, “I will open my mouth in parables”(Psalms 78:2)

So from our opening verse above, when the Lord said, I will come into him and eat with him, He meant he will come into you and open your eyes so that you will be able to understand what you read and come into agreement with Him. For how can two people walk together unless they agree? (Amos 3:3)

And when Jesus appeared to his disciples who were going to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35, one thing he did was opening their eyes to the scriptures. Then they said, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:32. And that’s exactly what it means to eat with the Lord.

Matthew 4:4 “But Jesus answered, ‘It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God”

Confession

Now if you have never given your life to Jesus and you want Christ Jesus to enter into your life today, just say these words loud “Lord jesus, today I accept and receive you into my life as my personal Lord and savior, Come into my life and make me born again. Amen”

Admonition

Proverbs 4: 20-22 “My beloveth, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from your eye; keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life unto those who find them, And health to all their flesh.

Prayer

Indeed you are holy oh Lord and you are the fountain of all holiness. For your word which proceeds from your mouth is also holy and they make me holy. I thank you for opening my eyes and beautifying my life again with your precious word and am ready to eat it even more. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Further studies; John 8:31, Psalms 107:20

Still remain your friend, Otim Brian Sundison