Good things come in ordinary packages
Sometimes good things come in ordinary packages. Like this night in my sleep. Just an ordinary night, but I had a dream. Imagine this….. An ordinary group of Christians but one of them gets up and says [Holding a plain paper bag] ……You would think this is a plain paper bag but lets see what’s in it. The leader pulls out a large piece of paper. What’s this she wonders. Slowly reads it. Silence across the room. WOW. This is worth a lot. Its 100 American bonds. Worth a lot in America but whe’re in Australia. It would cost a lot to exchange these for what they’re worth. Let’s put these aside for a moment, somewhere safe and see what’s else in here.
Pulls out a plain apron. Nothing out of the ordinary. But what’s this pinned to it. A note. It says it can be used for serving too. This is getting intersting! What else is in here. Pulls out an ordinary loaf of bread. Then a wine glass. Then a bottle of wine. Thinks for a minute. With American bonds in hand goes to a point in the circle of believers and says “This is precious. What it took to bring it to you took great cost and sacrifice. Breaks the bread and says ‘The body of Christ broken for you.’ Likewise they take the cup ‘The body of Christ shed for you.’ In the same way the believers go around the room and serve each other Communion, The Lords Supper, The Eucharist. Many names, different ways, same simple meal. Thats what communion was to those first 12 disciples. Nothing out of the ordinary, Just ordinary bread and wine. The bible says they sang a hymn and went off into the night.
The disciples were ordinary men [and women]. Tax collectors,fishermen and the like. Nothing out of the ordinary. But when touched by Jesus, by the masters hands they were transformed into the extra – ordinary. You can be too. Your life. Your days and nights. Start your day with Jesus. Ask him to bless you and your times. Even if you never have before ask him to come in and transform you and believe me or rather believe him he will. He will transform you as he transformed those ordinary men into followers;disciples of him. Give your life to him. He’s changing lives all the time. Let him change yours too…….