Beni Johnson - Experiencing Jesus Through Communion: A 40-Day Prayer Journey to Unlock the Deeper Power of the Lords Supper

D ESTINY I MAGE BOOKS BY B ENI J OHNSON

Mornings and Evenings in His Presence

The Power of Communion

40 Days to Wholeness: Body, Soul, and Spirit: A Healthy and Free Devotional

Healthy and Free

The Happy Intercessor

The Joy of Intercession: A 40 Day Encounter
(Happy Intercessor Devotional)

Walking in the Supernatural
(co-authored with Bill Johnson)

Copyright 2021 Beni and Bill Johnson

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Day 1:

THE POWER OF COMMUNION

So Jesus said to them, Truly, 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. The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, the one who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. This is the bread that came down out of heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; the one who eats this bread will live forever.

John 6:53-58 NASB

I was raised in the church. As the saying goes, I cut my teeth on the wooden pews. My parents were never officially pastors, but they were always leaders in the church. We called them lay pastors. They werent licensed, but they helped in the church, mostly with the youth, and were there all of the time.

We definitely spent a lot of time in those wooden pews. For us, though, being at church was just a normal part of life. I never resented how often we were there. I loved it. I dont remember ever complaining about going to church. That was where our community was; it was how we did family.

I also loved getting to be a part of what God was doing. I suppose that, even then, I was a people-watcher. When the minister would give the altar call, inviting people to come up front and give their lives to the Lord, I would walk right down and sit on the ground by the first pew. I remember one time, the pastor invited people to come to the front to encounter more of the Lord.

I immediately went right down and sat at the end of the first pew. People began to come up, and right away they started to manifest physically. They were crying and rolling around on the ground, encountering the Holy Spirit in new ways. This was many years before the renewal in the 90s, when this kind of activity became a bit more normal. I had no idea what was going on! But I knew it was the Lord. I dont remember being scared at all. Even as child, I loved seeing how encountering God changed people.

Our church, like most churches, had a monthly tradition of taking Communion as a congregation. All those who knew Christ as their Savior celebrated the death and resurrection by sharing in Communion. As a young girl, I thought the best part of this was that I got to eat a little wafer and drink a doll-sized cup of juice. That was pretty fun! At that time, I was getting to participate in the joy and celebration of Communion, but it would be many years before I began to fully experience and understand the power of this tool that Jesus gave us.

Father, I long to encounter You in a tangible way today. As I hold the elements of communion in my hands, help me to be physically, mentally, and spiritually aware of Your presence.

This is Your body, broken for me.

This is Your blood, poured out for me.

Thank You, Jesus, for all that Youve done!

Day 2:

A TOOL OF INTERCESSION

Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers.

Ephesians 6:18 TPT

I have always taken Communion whenever I have felt prompted by the Holy Spirit. As an intercessor, I have included Communion as a part of my prayer time. It has always been wonderful and powerful. However, it wasnt until Bill got sick several years ago that I grabbed on to Communion in a more intentional way. Something shifted for me.