IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME
Memorise: 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. 1st
Corinthians 11:24
Read: 1st Corinthians 11:23-29, 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I
delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed
took bread:
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.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this
cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that
bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and
drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 16:17, Proverbs 12:15-28
MESSAGE
There is one significant and
fundamental reason (among other important reasons) why the Holy Communion (The
Lord’s Supper) was inaugurated by our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Jesus
died for us, shedding His blood to atone for our sins because it is written,
“…and without shedding of blood there is no remission.” (Hebrews 9:22). Consequently,
when Jesus Christ said we should observe the Holy Communion often in
remembrance of Him, but it takes a deep level of wisdom to understand and
remember what He went through for our redemption. One important thing to note
here is that Jesus Christ knew what He would go through to die for His friends.
Having died for us, He surely doesn’t want His gesture of love to be forgotten
by the people He did it for. We unfortunately often forget the passion of our
Lord, which led to His ignoble death. This is why we do things that, by
implication, necessitate our Lord’s going back to the cross frequently.
“If they
shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to
themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.”
Hebrews
6:6
Most people backslide because of
their loss of memory about the agony of the death that the Saviour suffered in
order to procure salvation for us. The Bible says:
“If thou
put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister
of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine,
whereunto thou hast attained.”
1st
Timothy 4:6
What should we put ourselves in
remembrance of? Paul, the apostle wrote.
“Remember
that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the death according to
my gospel: it is a faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall also
live with him: if we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he
also will deny us.”#
2nd
Timothy 2:8. 11-12
In an ideal situation, communion
should be taken as frequently as possible in order to enable us remember the
death of our Lord and the reason for it. The Bible says we should not be
forgetful hearers but doers of the Word (James 1:25). When we gather for Holy Communion,
everyone is compelled to carry out a self-examination so that he or she does
not eat to damnation according to our Bible text for today. May the passion,
suffering and death of Jesus Christ avail for us through eternity in Jesus
name.
Action Point
Do you remember what Christ went through for you often enough?
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