The Importance of Communion!
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
“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.”
We have noted that the life is in the blood. (See Leviticus 17:11) If we want the life, we must appropriate the blood. We do that by taking Communion, as well as by the Word of our Testimony.
To me, this matter of taking Communion has become extremely important. Paul quoted Jesus in 1 Corinthians 11:25, saying “This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me” Many churches think that says, “As seldom as you do it”. Some of the most beautiful services I have ever attended were Communion services; they were so beautiful because they held on to that fact. At one point, I came to the conclusion that we were not taking Communion as often as we should. As the Priest of our home, I decided we would have Communion every morning during our time with the Lord. I am not saying that every Christian should do this, but I am thankful that we did.
Everyday when we take Communion, we would say, “We receive this bread as Your flesh, Lord, & this wine as Your blood & Lord we are doing this in remembrance of You.” In Communion, we have no past but the cross, no future but the coming. Let this compel us to consider whether we are really availing ourselves to the life that is in the blood.
From the December 2010 issue, themed ‘The Blessing of the Lord Is on My Life’.
