Prayer: "You who fear the LORD, praise Him! Honor Him! Revere Him!" (Psalm 22:22-23). I praise You Holy God. Show me how to honor You and revere You in the exact manner that You deserve and command of me. I only want to please You with my life. In the name of Jesus, amen.
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DEATH & RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE KING
Matthew 26
The Lord's Supper * part 3 * v. 26-29
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body."
Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until the day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom."
Each name we use for this sacrament brings out a different dimension to it. It is the LORD's SUPPER because it commemorates the Passover meal Jesus ate with His disciples; it is the EUCHARIST (thanksgiving) because in it we thank God for Christ's work for us; It is COMMUNION because through it we commune with God and with other believers. As we eat the bread and drink the wine/grape juice, we should be quietly reflective as we recall Jesus' death and His promise to come again, grateful for God's wonderful gift to us and joyful as we meet with Christ and the body of believers.
IMPORTANT: TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNION, YOU MUST BE SAVED AND REPENT-ASKING SINCERELY FOR FORGIVENESS OF ALL YOUR SINS. - THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
It's not just a wafer and grape juice... You might ask, "How does Jesus' body and blood related to the new covenant?" People under the old covenant (Old Testament- those who lived before Jesus and followed God's law given by Moses) could approach God only through a priest and an animal sacrifice. Now ALL people, you and me, can come directly to God through faith because Jesus' death has made us acceptable in God's eyes (Romans 3:21-24).
The old covenant was a shadow of the new (Jeremiah 31:31; Hebrews 8:1), pointing forward to the day when Jesus Himself would be a final and ultimate sacrifice for sin. It doesn't mean the law isn't as important as it was then, but we don't have to find a perfect lamb anymore because Jesus was exactly that. The Lamb of God slain on the cross, a sinless sacrifice, so that our sins could be forgiven once and for all. All those who believe in Christ receive that forgivess.
WE HAVE VICTORY OVER DEATH AND AN ENDLESS FUTURE WITH JESUS.
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"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach the Good News to the poor." Isaiah 61:1
Notes from Life Application Study Bible & NIV Women's Devotional Bible-Classic Edition. Prayer from the Word of God.
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