Coming into Union @ The Table of Communion

Let’s be honest—communion has been watered down in many circles. I have been guilty of it before, but NO MORE!

At times, It has been reduced to a quiet moment before a sermon or a symbolic ritual that we rush through without revelation.

But the Table of Communion was never meant to be a ritual.
It’s meant to be a place of union, where remembering becomes receiving, and receiving becomes becoming.

You don’t just reflect on Jesus here. You participate in Him.
This isn’t snack-time for the soul—it’s a supernatural exchange.

This Is My Body… Receive It

Let’s hear it in Jesus’ own words:

“He gave thanks to God and broke it and gave it to them. Then he said, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Always eat it to remember me.’”
—Luke 22:19 TPT

Jesus was handing them more than bread—He was handing them Himself.

This was not poetry. This was covenantal action. When He broke that bread, He was saying, “Take this in. Let Me become part of you. Let My brokenness become your wholeness. Let My offering become your new life.”

That’s what communion is. It’s not symbolic distance—it’s intimate union.

At this table, we eat what the Lamb provided. And when you eat of Him, you begin to live through Him.

More Than Remembering—It’s Receiving

Many stop at remembrance. But Jesus never intended remembrance to be the end goal—He intended it to be the gateway to encounter.

And that’s why Paul gave a sober warning to the Corinthian church:

“For this is what the Lord himself has revealed to me: The same night in which he was handed over, he took bread and gave thanks. Then he distributed it to the disciples and said, ‘Take it and eat your fill. It is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.’ He did the same with the cup of wine after supper and said, ‘This cup seals the new covenant with my blood. Drink it—and whenever you drink this, do it to remember me.’”
—1 Corinthians 11:23–25 TPT

“For that is how you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit will be guilty of dishonoring the body and blood of the Lord. So let each individual first evaluate his own attitude and only then eat the bread and drink the cup.”
—1 Corinthians 11:26–28 TPT

Paul isn’t gatekeeping here—he’s inviting us to take the table seriously.

This table isn’t just a memory—it’s an invitation into the life and power of the cross. To eat and drink rightly means to come in alignment with the One who gave Himself fully—and to receive that gift with a heart that’s open, not hardened.

Communion is Covenant, Not Convenience

Let’s be clear: the Kingdom is not drive-thru Christianity.
You don’t get to customize the covenant. You don’t pick your seat. You don’t bring your own menu.

Jesus is not your server—He is the meal and the Master of the table.

Psalm 23:5 reminds us:

“You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows.”
—Psalm 23:5 TPT

This is what happens when you come under the authority of His table: you don’t just survive—you are filled to overflowing.

The Mystery of Union

There’s a reason Paul described this communion as more than remembrance. Look at what he says just a chapter earlier:

“When we pray for the blessing of the communion cup, isn’t this our co-participation with the blood of Jesus? And the bread that we distribute, isn’t this the bread of our co-participation with the body of Christ?”
—1 Corinthians 10:16 TPT

That word “co-participation” is koinōnia—deep, abiding union.
This isn’t surface-level agreement. This is spiritual fusion with the life of Christ.

He gave us access to participate—not just observe.

What Are You Becoming?

So let’s ask the question that matters:
When you sit at this table, what are you becoming?

• Are you becoming more like Jesus?
• Or are you just checking a spiritual box?
• Are you allowing the exchange to take place?
• Or are you guarding your brokenness from His healing?

This table doesn’t lie. It reveals. It transforms. It welcomes the weary, but it refuses to leave them unchanged.