Sunday, 4 June 2023
TAKE THE COMMUNION WITH UNDERSTANDING
When we drink the cup of blessing, aren't we taking into ourselves the blood, the very life, of Christ? And isn't it the same with the loaf of bread we break and eat? Don't we take into ourselves the body, the very life, of Christ? (1 Corinthians 10:16 MSG).
The Holy Communion is a very important sacrament in the Church, but many take it without understanding its spiritual import and impact. When you take the Holy Communion, you aren't only fellowshipping with the body and blood of Christ, you're administering life to your body because it has curative powers! It's more potent than any medication.
In explaining the parable of the sower to His disciples in Matthew 13:3-4 and 18-19, the Lord Jesus revealed that the ones who received seed by the wayside represented those who hear the Word but don't understand it. As a result of their lack of understanding, Satan comes immediately and steals the Word sown in their hearts, and they lose out.
God's Word mixed with understanding produces divine results. Henceforth, have the understanding that when we "break bread," we're commemorating the vicarious death of Christ, the sacrificial Lamb that was given up for you. Also, the "Cup" signifies the New Testament sealed in His blood. His divine blood was shed for us for the remission of sins, so that sin should not have dominion over us.
So, today, it doesn't matter what the condition has been; you might have been diagnosed with lung, kidney, heart, stomach or skin problems; take the Communion and declare, "No cancerous growth, weakness, disease, infirmity or sickness can thrive or survive in my body. I'm healthy, vibrant and strong." Hallelujah!
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for the body of Jesus that was broken for me so that I'll never be broken, sick, weak, or defeated. Thank you for His blood that was shed for the remission of sins, and by which I've become a partaker and distributor of the divine life, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 18:28-19:1-16 & 1 Chronicles 14-16
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 14:66-72 & Deuteronomy 2