Good morning Mdm,
Just a recap from last week, we are still in the topic of healing. We said that as Christian, we should be walking in health as a body of Christ.
And then, we talked about how we can walk in good health.. In short, praying in tongues, taking holy communion and meditate on His word.
Today, I'll share on the topic of holy communion... Let's look at 1 Corithians 11:23
"23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Here, we are reminded that when we partake the bread, we remember our Lord, Jesus. So, the question is... what is the big deal?? It's just bread, what can a bread do to our body?? By the way, this is human reasoning...If we see things in a "natural" eyes, we reason "naturally".
Ok, then let's reason together... Let's go to Genesis 3
1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”
2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
What happen here? Mankind fall into sin because of one person, Adam. Whether we like it or not, we are sinners the moment we are born into this world because of Adam. Hey, that's is unfair! " I've been doing good, I don't lie, I don't steal. I help the poor....etc How can I be called a sinner?? Well, if I "meow" 3 times now, does it make me a cat?? No... likewise, no matter what I do or don't do, I am a sinner because of Adam. The world has fallen by one man and one act - EAT. Agree?
Why is it so wrong to open our eyes to knowing good & evil? What's wrong with that? That's the problem. We start to take matter into our own hand.. My good may not be good in your eyes, your evil may not be evil in my eyes... We start to judge and condemn in our own limited knowledge of good & evil. We play "God".
Question: If today, I know I am going to heaven, what would I do in the very moment with my life? What would you do? Can I say that you would do what is most important to you? example, spending time with family member. Giving your best and leaving your best behind?
What did Jesus do when he knew it was about time for Him to die? (let's be clear here, Jesus died as a man, not God. God can never die) He spent time with his disciple and they had holy communion. Do you think this is important? I think so. Ok, you may say that "Well, as much as He knew about His death, He knew about His resurrection... So what is the big deal?"
It is a big deal for all of us... What do you think He did the moment He was resurrected? Who did He met? What did He do?? In Luk 24:13-29, it is mentioned Jesus appear in the midst of a couple (not His disciple). Why? Let's go on... They were walking back from Jerusalem to Emmaus, about 7miles... On the way, they were talking about Jesus, the crucifixion.. the talk of the town... They didn't knew the Person with them was Jesus. When they reached home, they invited Him to stay....
Now, look at verse 30 "When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within uswhile he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Notice, Jesus took the bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave to the couple. What happen after that? Their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus!
I'm not sure if you are seeing the beauty of this Scriptures... Let's recap.. In Genesis, we read that man fall when Satan offered Eve & Adam to eat the tree of knowledge of good & evil. A couple ate and their eyes were open to good & evil. Sin came into this world.
God restored this entire downfall by having Jesus to offer the couple same thing through eating the bread, the bread of life! And their eyes
were opened to see Jesus (the truth, the way, the life)! Praise the Lord!
Now, earlier we said that through one man's sin (Adam), we became sinners.... but by the grace of one man (Jesus) we are made righteous! Amen!
See Roman 5:18 -19
18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.
19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Are you seeing the wisdom & beauty of God's plan now??
Ok, the key here is to focus on Jesus and His finished work. The last thing Jesus did before He goes to the cross was He broke the bread and gave to His disciple saying that "This is my body, broken for you. Take this in remembrance of Me." .After He is resurrected again, the first thing He did was to break the bread and gave to this couple (not His 11 disciples). What does that tell you?? The holy communion is not just for His disciple alone, it's for everybody! Are you seeing the importance of holy communion? Taking it in rememberance of Jesus and His finished work. Once you take holy communion in this worthy manner, there is healing power!
Well, there's so much more to share on this topic alone. But, I think I should stop here to let you "eat" & "digest" this powerful truth. I'll leave you with this truth... This man of God, Smith Wiggleworth (a plumber, not a doctor) who had documented 10 records of raising death people... He took holy communion everyday.
A security guard (not a doctor; one thing for sure, God doesn't care your professional when it comes to miracle) of New Creation church... His mother was declared death in hospital. The security guard requested the doctor not to take away the breathing appartus attached to his mother and requested for more time with his death mother. The doctor agreed only on the condition for a maximum of 3 days since the patient was already death and it will be awful to keep the body for too long. The security guard then brought his relatives (Christians) to the ICU and they had communion next to his mother. His mother is resurrected in Jesus name!!! And of course, subsequently discharged from hospital! Amazing Grace!
Shalom!
Bro
Dated: 4 Nov 2013
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