Our Lord's command was, "This do in remembrance of Me" . The word translated "remembrance" means much more than "in memory of," for you can do something in memory of a dead person—yet Jesus is alive! The word carries the idea of a present participation in a past event. Because Jesus is alive, as we celebrate the Lord's Supper, by faith we have communion with Him . This is not some "magical" experience produced by the bread and cup. It is a spiritual experience that comes through our discerning of Christ and the meaning of the Supper
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" And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat; this is My body." Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it." Mark 14:22-23 Bread and wine were two common items that were used at practically every meal, but Jesus gave them a wonderful new meaning. When Jesus said, "This is My body," and, "This is My blood," He did not transform either the bread or the wine into anything different. When the disciples ate the bread, it was still bread; when they drank the wine, it was still wine. However, the Lord gave a new meaning to the bread and the wine, so that, from that hour, they would serve as memorials of His death. 'And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."Mark 14:22 One of my favorite times of worship is when we observe the Lord's Supper. It is special to me. In our church we observed it once a month. Some do so every Sunday and then there are those who do it perhaps every three months. At Easter time we take Thursday evening and have a Silent Lord's Supper. I cannot remember which church I was serving in when this practice of observing the Lord's Supper was held but it is very meaningful and powerful to me. It is a time of meditating, contemplating, reflecting on what our Lord Jesus did for us. James 1:2-4 (NKJV) -"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. "
We have been going through some testing lately but God says," Be joyful, because I have a purpose in all of this." Paul encourages us to Philippians 4:4 (NKJV) "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! " Are you going through a time of testing then rejoice? God has a purpose to show that His grace is sufficient. |
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