The term "toast" comes from the Roman practice of dropping a piece of burnt bread into the wine. This was done to temper some of the bad wines the Romans sometimes had to drink.
By the 1800's, "toasting" was the proper thing to do. Charles Panati reported that a "British duke wrote in 1803 that 'every glass during dinner had to be dedicated to someone'.
Pretty cool, huh?
In Psalm 116:12-13, it says:
12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
When we have communion today, let's think of all the GOOD things the Lord has done for us and let's raise a toast to God. After Communion, when we pray, we'll have an opportunity to Thank God in prayer for his Blessings!
