Here again is a proof of God’s generosity. He didn’t establish an ornate and complicated ceremony to be the means of renewing His covenant with His people. Rather, simply bread and wine that’s blessed, broken, and passed to God’s people is all that He commanded. 

There might seem to be a bit of an incongruity between the assertion of God’s overwhelming generosity towards us, and the simplicity of this covenant meal. The sceptic might scoff, “Really? Homemade sourdough bread, and a small thimble of inexpensive wine? That’s how you represent God’s generosity?”

But the simplicity of this meal isn’t at all at odds with the incredible lavishness of the Father. Simple tokens often hold deeper significance. A lover gives his beloved some small trinket to remember him by during his deployment. Think of some insignificant personal item recovered from a tragic accident, and how the surviving family would treasure even that little token of their lost loved one.

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