In Remembrance of Christ

 We must never forget what Jesus did for us on the Cross of Calvary. In fact, it should be on our mind every day. The reality of the gospel should guide what we say and what we do all the time. It was the single most important event in the history of the universe. Without the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, we would all be hopelessly separated from God because of our sins. I believe that is why Jesus did what He did the night that He was betrayed and eventually taken to the Cross the next day. (I Corinthians 11:23-24) On that night Jesus was having the Passover meal with his disciples, but at the end of the meal He took bread, gave thanks for it, broke it, and said, "This is My body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me." He instituted what we refer to as the Lord's Supper, so they would never forget what was about to happen to Him. Let's think about this for a moment.

When we partake of the Lord's Supper, we use unleavened bread, as Jesus did for the first supper. It represents His sinlessness since leaven symbolizes sin. He broke the bread to show His body would be broken for us. Then, He took the cup and gave them a drink to represent His blood, which was shed for the payment of our sin debt. They ate the bread and drank the cup to make the death of Jesus even more real than just talking about it. When we do this today, it should be a most holy time. We should only come with our sins confessed and ready to focus on our Lord's sacrifice. That way we will take it in a worthy manner, and it will impress upon us what Jesus did for us. This way we always remember exactly what happened. I believe we should seldom do this as an add-on to a regular service, because that lessens the significance. We should set aside a full service in remembrance of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for our sins.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read I Corinthians 12-14.