With our last post on the Highest Diet, we were ready to move on from nutrition. If you have been able to keep up with what the bible says about eating, you are a very special person. We acknowledge that. And yet, we felt the holy spirit prompting us to write one more before moving on. Our next series will be on Jesus and exercise. Meanwhile, we have to obey and pen one more post on nutrition. We call this the exclusive meal. It is even higher than the highest diet.
It is a meal that not only brings health, it also gives the eater deliverance. And what more can a person want than health and deliverance? Think how much money health can save you in doctors and hospital costs. And you have not added the costs of the prescribed medicines. You know the adage “health is wealth”? Well not only is it true, but it is also truer now, that costs are so high. In one of the nations of the world, one illness episode has been known to throw a person into bankruptcy.
Keep in mind, we are spending this time on Divine Health, bible lessons that help you enjoy good health. And in case you are wondering what that has to do with being ready for the Rapture, wonder no more. The greater health you enjoy, the more likely you are to live long. When you live long, you have a greater chance of finding and fulfilling your calling. And the more you fulfill prophecy on your life, the more likely you are to have a home in heaven.
The Exclusive Meal Is Only For Special People
The exclusive meal is not for everybody, not even for every Christian (sorry). God is telling us here about the Holy Communion. It is a dinner date with the lover of our soul. And unless Jesus is truly your lover, you may partake of the meal but not be eating the Holy Communion. This is not a play on words, not semantics. What we are saying is that you may go through the motions of taking the elements. But that does not mean you are in communion with God.
That is what makes this the exclusive meal. Not everybody in church can eat the holy communion. For instance, Judas ate the meal with Jesus. But would you say he was in holy communion with Him? Not at all, because otherwise he would not have left the meal to go and betray Jesus. Likewise, a lot of people think they are partaking of the Holy communion but are actually self-deceived.
So, how can you be a true party to the exclusive meal? You have to have Jesus in your life. It is his meal after all and unless you know somebody, he is not likely to invite you to dinner. No doubt, you have heard the gospel invitation a thousand times before now. But before you shut this down, ask yourself a simple question. Am I in Christ or am I just in the church?
Many Sleep and Are Sick
You see, there are a lot of people who attend church regularly but who are not in Jesus. Because, although they claim to have invited Jesus into their lives, their hearts are far from him. And going through the motions of eating the exclusive meal will not change that. If you are not sure you belong to Jesus, please make sure today. Invite Him into your life and be sincere about it. That is when you will start experiencing the benefits of this meal.
The Apostle Paul, in writing to the Corinthians, said a lot of people are sick from eating this meal. That is a powerful statement – that for some, the holy Communion could actually be toxic. Notice the rider ‘for some’. The Holy Communion is a desirable meal, even a prescribed meal. Jesus prescribed the exclusive meal to take away illnesses, demons and all other troubles.
And yet, some people eat it to their own detriment and trouble. Why? Because they are not related to the owner of the meal. It is almost as if they are stealing it. If you are in that category, stop stealing the holy communion today. Invite Jesus into your life and you too can start eating the exclusive meal legally. You will then see your sicknesses and brokenness begin to melt away.
Next week by the grace of God, we shall start on another aspect of Divine Health. We need to understand why Jesus did not ride on donkeys or horses until the last week of his life.
To your Health!
Maranatha!
