Something Special About the Way Jesus Broke Bread

# 764- Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 16:12 After that, He appeared in another form to two of them as they walked and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it to the rest, but they did not believe them either. The disciples did not believe Mary Magdalene, and now we are told that they did not initially believe these two disciples who had walked with the resurrected Jesus (who appeared to them in another form) as they walked on the road to Emmaus. The gospel of Luke has the full account of this encounter in Luke 24:13-35. I have always been fascinated with this encounter on the road to Emmaus, and I find one of the features of the story especially powerful. It is the fact that they didn't recognize Jesus in this form until He took bread and blessed it. There was always something special about the way Jesus broke bread and blessed it, something memorable. Don't you wish you could've been with the disciples when Jesus broke bread? I certainly can't prove it, but I suspect His table blessing was special because of a display of sheer gratefulness to the Father for providing it. Sometimes I think our table blessings would be more memorable if we truly grasped the concept that everything we have comes from the Father. Our daily bread should never be taken for granted. This memory of Jesus blessing the bread and wine at the Last Supper has stirred thankful hearts in Christians everywhere as they participate in the Lord's Supper. I love the use of the word eucharist to describe the Lord's Supper because the word means “thanksgiving.” When we consider that Jesus gave up His body and blood for our sins, it seems like thanksgiving should be the proper response. May we receive it in the manner that Jesus blessed it....with gratefulness to the Father. It is He who has made this blessed provision for us for the strengthening of our faith and the forgiveness of our sins. By the way, don't miss the fact that Jesus appeared to these two disciples in an unrecognizable form. It will go a long way in helping you understand what He meant when He said "This IS My Body, and This IS My Blood.