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June 30, 2022 8:00 pm
When Apollo 11’s Eagle lunar module landed on the moon’s Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, the space travelers took time to recover from their flight before stepping onto the moon’s surface. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin had received permission to bring bread and wine so he could take communion. After reading Scripture, he tasted the first foods ever consumed on the moon. Later, he wrote: “I poured the wine into the chalice our church had given me. In the one-sixth gravity of the moon the wine curled slowly and gracefully up the side of the cup.” As Aldrin enjoyed this celestial communion, his actions proclaimed his belief in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and the guarantee of His second coming.
The apostle Paul encourages us to remember how Jesus sat with His disciples “on the night he was betrayed” (1 Corinthians 11:23). The Lord compared His soon-to-be sacrificed body to the bread (v. 24). He declared the wine as a symbol of “the new covenant” that secured our forgiveness and salvation through His blood shed on the cross (v. 25). Whenever and wherever we take communion, we’re proclaiming our trust in the reality of Jesus’ sacrifice and our hope in His promised second coming (v. 26).
No matter where we are, we can celebrate our faith in the one and only risen and returning Savior‒our Lord Jesus Christ‒with confidence.
Hello my name is Sgt. Dixon. Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Explore how amazing God's reaches in today's reading celestial communion. When Apollo 11's Eagle lunar module landed on the moon.
Sea of tranquility.
On July 20, 1969.
The space travelers took time to recover from their flight before stepping onto the moon surface astronaut Buzz Aldrin had received permission to bring bread and wine so he could take communion after reading Scripture.
He tasted the first foods ever consumed on the moon.
Later he wrote. I poured the wine into the chalice. Our church and given me in the 16 gravity of the moon.
The wind curled slowly and gracefully the side of the cup as Aldrin enjoyed this celestial communion. His actions proclaimed his belief in Christ's sacrifice on the cross and the guarantee of his second coming in first Corinthians 11. The apostle Paul encourages us to remember how Jesus sat with his disciples on the night he was betrayed Christ compared his soon to be sacrifice body to the bread he declared the wine as a symbol of the new covenant that secured our forgiveness and salvation through his blood shed on the cross whenever and wherever we take communion where proclaiming our trust in the reality of Jesus's sacrifice, and our hope is promise second coming, no matter where we are, we can celebrate our faith in the one and only risen and returning Savior Jesus Christ with confidence.
Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from first Corinthians chapter 11 versus 23 to 26 for I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you. The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said this is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, this cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. But whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Let's pray. Jesus please help us live boldly for you until you come again in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
