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
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?
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 16:17,
Proverbs 12:15-28
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