Why Do We Pray Over Our Food?

Do we pray over our food to kill germs, nullify chemical additives, or cast out calories? That's unnecessary; the prayer of thanksgiving automatically sanctifies the food (1Ti 4:4, 5). There's another reason we bless our meals: Jesus is revealed at the breaking of bread!

After His resurrection, Jesus walked to Emmaus with two men, "But their eyes were holden that they should not know him." Along the way, He taught them what the Word of God said about His death, burial, and resurrection. However, they did not recognize Him until He blessed the meal.

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. (Luke 24:30, 31)

There's a revelation of Christ in communion, "...this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me." (1Co 11:24)

How often do we do this? "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come." (I Cor 11:26)

Why are we taking commmunion to the State Capitols? America needs a revelation of Jesus -- The solution is in the cup!