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Insight In the lands and times of the Bible , bread and table were symbols of relationship and a shared life. So when Jesus broke bread with His disciples on the night of His betrayal and said, “This is My body which is broken for you” ( 1 Corinthians 11:24 nkjv ; see Luke 22:19 ), He was using words rich in meaning to communicate more than His disciples understood. Not until three days later when Jesus lifted His scarred hands to break bread at a table in the village of Emmaus did two disciples recognize the Stranger who had been opening their understanding of the Scriptures ( Luke 24:13–32 ). They were among the first to witness what others would soon hear and see for themselves ( vv . 33–43 ). The Bread had been broken on a dark Passover night . The news would soon spread of a bigger table, shared life, and a new way to read the Scriptures and story of God ( vv . 45–49 ). By: Mart DeHaan
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February 25: The Fear Leviticus 17:1–19:37; John 9:13–34 ; Song of Solomon 7:10–13 We often don’t realize that we’re guilty of fearing others. At the time, it can feel definite and look legitimate. Fearing others can also take the form of a meticulous house, staying late at the office, or passing anxious, sleepless nights. When we hold someone else’s opinions higher than God’s , we suddenly find our world shaky and imbalanced. Jesus’ healing of the blind man reveals that the fear of people is not a modern concept. The Pharisees had a stranglehold on Jewish life: “for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue” ( John 9:22 ). The blind man’s parents were victims of their mission, but they were willing victims. Even within the ruling ranks, though, opinions were divided, but the fear of people still ruled ( John 9:16 ). John reports elsewhere that “many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Ph...