And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Acts 2;42 ESV)
Importance
What did you do yesterday? When answering that question, you show what is important to you. Even though you drank 1.78 liters of water, that action is not what defines your day, I expect. Even though you answered 16 texts about the weather, that action is not what defines your day. Even though your heart beat 98,487 times, that action is not what defines your day.
But often our day’s summary includes a mention of food.
For the church in Acts it certainly did.
They broke bread. That phrase refers to every time they ate. That phrase refers to eating in fellowship. That phrase refers to celebrating the Lord’s Supper.
And every such meaning refers them back to their Lord, Christ Jesus.
He is the bread of life. He is the source of all provenance. He is the source of their unity. And it is His Supper.
So, of course, when the book of Acts summarizes the lives of the church, we read that they broke bread.
Because it was of the utmost importance.
It is for us, too. Again, He is the bread of life. He is the source of all provenance. He is the source of unity. And it is His Supper.
Break bread!