The Cup Of The Lord
For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that
the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when
he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do
this in remembrance of me.” In the same way he took the cup also, after supper,
saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or
drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the
body and blood of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread
and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body,
eat and drink judgment against themselves. For this
reason many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. But if we judged
ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are
disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
So then, my
brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. If you are
hungry, eat at home, so that when you come together, it will not be for your
condemnation. About the other things I will give instructions when I come.
The desire to remember those who gave
their lives for their country is a noble thing to do. But we do that whenever
we take communion. It is our way of remembering what Jesus Christ did for us
and what He continues to do for us, each and every day. When He sacrificed His
life for us, He provided the forgiveness of sins that sets us free and secures
for us an eternal home in heaven.
Remembering
Christ’s death for us
should cause us to live
for Him.
Our Daily
Bread –