Pastor Chris
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. For as often as ye eat this bread,
and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come (1 Corinthians
11:25-26).
The Apostle Paul, by the Spirit, captures for us
the words of Jesus the night He was betrayed. Notice what the 26th verse of our
opening scripture says: "For as often as you eat this bread, and drink
this cup, ye do SHEW the Lord's death till he come". The underlined word
is the Greek "kataggello", which means to proclaim, declare, and make
known; to testify! As often as you take the Holy Communion, you're announcing,
proclaiming, declaring, and making known the Lord's death. What's the benefit
of this?
First is the significance of His blood that He shed
for us, which we'll forever talk about. That's the blood that purges you,
cleanses you, and speaks for you when anything goes wrong. 1 John 2:2 says,
"And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also
for the sins of the whole world." His blood was divine; that's the blood
that reconciled us to God and by which we've received eternal life. By His
blood, we've been justified and saved from wrath (Romans 5:9). Blessed be God!
When we talk about His blood, we're actually
referring to His death. He made a new will —the New Testament. And a will is of
no effect until the testator dies. So, we proclaim His death, because we know
God raised Him from the dead, that we might live. His death is the testimony of
the will that has been ratified, by which we've received all the Abrahamic
blessings.
Stand strong in your faith in the blood of Jesus.
Through Him, not only have we obtained remission of sins, we've also received
justification by His resurrection from the dead. Man's salvation was granted on
the basis of His shed blood. Our faith in His resurrection is an absolute faith
and declaration of His death: for if there were no death, there would have been
no resurrection.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I'm forever grateful for the blood of
Jesus Christ that was shed for me, and through which I've been reconciled to
you and now have eternal life. That blood purges, cleanses me from all
unrighteousness, and speaks glorious things on my behalf. Every time I take the
communion, I announce, declare, and proclaim the Lord's death, which has
ushered me into the divine life of unending victory, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Further Study: || Matthew 26:26-28 And as they were
eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and
gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my
blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
||
|| 1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we
bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we
break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? ||
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Philippians 2:19-3:1-11,
Isaiah 38-39
Isaiah 38-39
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: John 3:22-36,
1 Kings 9
1 Kings 9
EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody of Realities Daily
Devotional
No comments:
Post a Comment