His Faithful Love Endures Forever - PART 65

In Luke chapter 22, the time came for the evening meal. Jesus had sat down with the twelve apostles saying, "Earnestly have I longed with all my heart to share this Passover meal with you. I will never eat the Passover again until it finds its fruition in the Kingdom of God." A cup of wine was handed to Him. After saying the thanksgiving, He said to take this cup and distribute its contents among each of them. Jesus then said, I tell you, I shall not drink of the juice of the grape until such time as God’s reign comes. Then He took a loaf of bread and once again gave thanks. He then broke the bread into portions. 


While doing so, He said these words. This illustrates my body being given up for your sake. Do this as a commemoration of me and in remembrance of me. After they had eaten, He handed them the cup, saying this cup of wine is the New Testament ratified by my blood which is to be poured out for you. And then they sung a hymn.


In I Corinthians chapter 11, the Lord Jesus the same night was betrayed and arrested. He took the loaf of bread and when He had given thanks, He broke the bread and gave to His disciples. This example was to illustrate what was still to come. That is the breaking of Jesus body being given on our behalf. I am taking your place, Jesus was saying. Do this in remembrance of me. In my memory. Similarly, when supper had ended, He took the cup of the juice of the grape and supped it, saying, this cup of wine is the New Testament ratified.


In so doing, Jesus established and set in motion the plan of salvation that would be available to one and all through His blood. This do for me. As often as you drink it, Jesus said you are doing it for me. In remembrance of me. In remembrance of the cross. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this juice of the grape you are commemorating, heralding and retelling the message of our LORD`s death. Remembering how Jesus died for us. 


Until He comes again, whoever shall eat this bread and drink this juice of the grape unworthily in the wrong spirit will be guilty of desecrating the body and the blood of the Lord. Therefore, let each man look into his own heart, and only then, should he eat of the bread and drink of the juice of the grape. For whosoever eats and drinks unworthily brings a judgement upon himself by his eating and drinking because that individual male or female does not recognize that this is being done in remembrance of the Lord`s death on our behalf.


Those who neglect to recognize the aforementioned admonitions, then the following may be in dire straits or fall from God's intended grace. The scriptures state that it is this careless participation without consideration of the real purpose of drinking the bread and eating the wine --- the purpose being do these things in remembrance of Jesus -- which is the reason that many are feeble and sickly Christians in your assemblies. Moreover, many sleep in death.


But if we would only read the scriptures. If we would only carefully examine ourselves, we would not be judged of the Lord. So brethren, when you gather together to remember the Lord`s sacrificial death on our behalf, do so with Jesus in your heart. Each one at the same time partaking of the simple elements, symbolical of the Lord`s body and blood that was sacrificed once and once for all. There is no transubstantiation. Melchisedec brought forth the bread and wine.  Recall that the body of Jesus was cursed! You cannot at man made altars re-sacrifice Him. Jesus has already paid the price. He only asks that when you take the bread and wine, remember Him.

Stand in the offering plate. Come just as you are. I sacrificed myself for You. It is your call. God in Christ bless you with the bread and wine JESUS.