The Importance of Communion
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
“Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, this cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance.”
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. 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.
Every day when we take Communion, we would say, “We receive this bread as Your flesh, Lord, and this wine as Your blood and Lord we are doing this in remembrance of You.” In Communion, we have no past but the Cross, no future but the coming of Christ. Let this compel us to consider whether we are really availing ourselves to the life that is in the blood.
From the December 2017 issue, themed Jesus the Lord of My Life.
