“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” –Acts 2:42.

In the above verse, Luke, the historian of the early church, lists some of the most important activities that were practiced by the first Christians. Among them is “the breaking of bread”, a term that most scholars agree is a reference to communion, also called the Lord’s Supper.

The early believers were devoted to the practice of having communion as Jesus had ordained, so that they would remember in a deep, meaningful way, the sacrificial death that Jesus had died on the cross to pay for the sins of the world. They did not take the Lord’s Supper for granted. Nor did they approach communion casually. No, they took it very seriously!

May we all seek to replicate their devotion as we look forward to our observance of this important act of Christian worship.