1 COR 11

24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

REMEMBERING OUR LORD

Having communion is probably on of my favourite aspects of my life in Church. It is a wonderful time of worship and praise.

When we have communion, we need to do these things:

We need to be reverent, the believers in Corinth, acted in clear disregard to God’s table, they were drunk at it. We need to come in quietness and take these things very seriously, this is not a thing to be done lightly.

We need to reflect, on the awesome sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary, his body was broken for us, his blood was shed for us. 

We need to repent, when we look at the cross and our saviour’s sacrifice, it gives us a true picture of our sin, we are not to come to the Lord’s table, carrying sin and bitterness. As we reflect on the sacrifice of Calvary, this will lead us to repent.

This leads to remembrance, Jesus said  how we are to remember him. He put the focus on his death. If anything is able to keep us grounded and humble, it is the cross, you wont be able to continue to live in pride when you look at the cross.

Finally, the Lord’s supper, it is a time for rejoicing, one day, Jesus will come again. Having looked back to the cross, we now look forward to the promise of his coming.

One day, we will eat the marriage supper of the lamb  with him, that’s something to look forward to.. amen

God bless you

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KK