The Saliva of God

On Saturday, I was feeling a little tired and feverish as James has not been nursing from the left breast since Wednesday. So, I casually told Daniel and Naomi (who happened to be at the dining table taking her tea-break of milo and bread) about my condition. Daniel straightaway suggested that we partook of the Holy Communion. In fact, father and daughter had just taken the Holy Communion using milo and bread.

So, very naturally, we partook of the Holy Communion with whatever that were before us, i.e. just milo and bread! Later, I told Naomi that I actually had one set of the Holy Communion elements (the set that is used in church on every Sunday) in my handbag. She retrieved the elements from my bag and retook the Holy Communion the third time! Then she disappeared into the kitchen.

A short while later, she returned to the dining table with the little plastic cup filled with water. She asked Daniel and me to partake of the Holy Communion again, and because the 'blood' of Jesus was now colourless, she innocently and wittily said that that was the saliva of God.! Both Daniel and I had a good laugh. For a moment, my weariness seemed to have drifted away and I was refreshed. The Bible says, "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Proverbs 16:24.

More importantly, it is not using the same elements (bread and wine) as those in church that matters, but our faith in Jesus and His finished work on the cross. My pastor, and my dear husband, always stress that we can replace the 'bread' (usually in biscuit form) with normal bread (or, I think, even cake) and the 'blood' (usually Ribena or red wine) with any other beverage if we do not have the usual elements at hand.

At home, we had used fruit juices, green tea, coffee, milo, milk and even plain water to replace the usual element (Ribena) for the blood of Jesus. We realised that Caleb and Naomi love Ribena very much and the tumbler of Ribena that I frequently prepared (more for the Holy Communion) was secretly and quickly consumed.!

As often and timely as we would take our medication, prescribed by the doctor, when we were sick, that is how often we should take our heavenly divine medication. God's medication is the best as it will surely yield results (healing and wholeness) and, the most wonderful of all, it does not produce any side effects even when it is taken in excess!

I encourage you and your family to start partaking of the Lord's Supper on a regular basis in this new year. If you are sick, believe God for a miracle and breakthrough as you eat and drink of the very life of Jesus (the zoe life of God) into your entire being. If you are strong and healthy (thank God!), you can still partake of the Holy Communion to continue to remain in divine health and wholeness. Well, it is something like taking your health supplements (when you are well) to maintain your physical health.

Daniel and I always take the Lord's Supper as a time of celebration for what Jesus' death has done for us. It is a time we remember that the divine exchange has taken place and we have all of God's blessings and Jesus has taken upon Himself all our curses. A toast to you for your health and wholeness in 2011! Cheers!

By the way, the discomfort did not stay for long. It went away within the same hour when we had the Holy Communion.