Dear Friend,
Imagine that you personally have been invited by a great man to come to his dinner party. He tells you, “come and enjoy the good things I will give you to eat and drink.” You are very excited because this man is said to have the most exquisite food in the entire world.
On the night of the dinner you take your seat at his table. The food is brought out and it smells absolutely delicious. Yet when it is passed to you, your fellow guests at the table say that this food and drink is not for you. They say that you have only been invited to observe other people eating and drinking. You are confused because you know that you have personally been invited by the man himself to eat and drink at his table.
My dear brothers and sisters, the man who has prepared the feast is Jesus and he has extended a personal invitation to each and every one of us this year to eat and drink at his table. The number of those hearing and accepting this invitation to partake is growing every year now — even at a faster rate than those coming into the Organization in general. It is an amazing thing to witness!
Just as you have went door-to-door over the previous month extending an invitation for people to come to his table and observe I am entrusted now as his servant to extend a personal invitation to you to eat and drink. I am to share his personal words to you:
“Most truly I say to YOU, Unless YOU eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, YOU have no life in yourselves. He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect him at the last day; for my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I in union with him.” — John 6:53–56
If you are seeking everlasting life, you must do what he instructs. It is not up to us to find our own way; because he is the only Way. Out of his great love he has prepared a way, offering his body and blood on our behalf. (Luke 22:19, 20) Yes there may be others that will tell you that his food and drink is not for you and may even try to discourage you, but if we really want to honor Jesus and the sacrifice he has made for us on this special occasion then we should accept the food and drink he is offering us. As his servant I encourage you to listen to him because he is Faithful and True.
It is my hope to be there again with you soon. In my absence, I want to reaffirm my continued love for you. Above all else remember that our Father in Heaven and the one that he sent forth Jesus love you dearly. I pray that their blessings fill your life in every way.
Yours in Him,
Anthony