"The LORD's Supper"

 

1st.Corinthians 11:23-29 "For I have received of the LORD that which also I delivered unto you, That the LORD JESUS the same night in which HE was betrayed took bread: and when HE had given thanks, HE brake it, and said, Take eat: this in MY body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of ME. 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 show the LORD's death til HE come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the LORD, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the LORD. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the LORD's body."

     The LORD JESUS CHRIST left the church of the living GOD a wonderful heirloom in the ordinance of the LORD's Table, as noted by the Apostle Paul in today's Scripture text. The emblems in it are most simple in character -- bread and the unfermented juice of the grape -- yet the significance of them in the hands of JESUS CHRIST embodies the most profound facts in Christianity: the bread -- "MY Body"; the juice -- MY Blood." Both are symbols of HIS perfect character and mission of providing salvation.

     Seven features stand out in GOD's WORD about the LORD's Supper:

1.) CHRIST's Incarnation -- HE took bread and said, "This is MY body," reminding us that HE took upon HIMSELF not the figure of angels but the likeness of sinful flesh.

2.) CHRIST's Devotion -- HE gave thanks, expressing appreciation to GOD the FATHER for a body that was to be bruised and broken on the cross.

3.) CHRIST's Suffering -- after giving thanks, HE broke the bread, every word and act replete with meaning.

4.) CHRIST's Substitution -- "MY body, which is broken for you" indicates that it was not broken by accident; HE was wounded for our transgressions, broken for each one of us. The juice of HIS blood was poured out for our redemption.

5.) CHRIST's Invitation -- "Take, eat . . . This do in remembrance of ME."

6.) CHRIST's Purpose -- "Ye do show (forth) the LORD's death till HE come," bringing the Crucifixion ever before us because our entire salvation is based upon it.

7.) CHRIST's Prospect -- "Ye do show the LORD's death till HE come"; yes, HE is coming again in fulfillment of HIS unfailing promise.

Dwell on these truths when you next observe the LORD's Supper with other believers. JED

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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