Friday May 29th - Walking in Wisdom- The Lord's Supper!
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Friday May 29th-Walking in Wisdom
Mark 14
This chapter has a lot that I could talk on but I am going
to focus on the Lord’s Supper.
Participating in the Lord’s Supper is a very serious thing. I did not know how serious till the Lord
showed me. And how was I going to teach
my children to participate?
Mark :22-25 And while they were
eating, He took a loaf [of bread], praised God and gave thanks and asked Him to
bless it to their use. [Then] He broke [it] and gave to them and said, Take.
Eat. This is My body.
He also took a cup [of the juice of grapes], and when He had given thanks, He gave [it] to them, and they all drank of it.
And He said to them, This is My blood [which ratifies] the new covenant, [the blood] which is being poured out for (on account of) many.
Solemnly and surely I tell you, I shall not again drink of the fruit of the vine till that day when I drink it of a new and a higher quality in God’s kingdom.
He also took a cup [of the juice of grapes], and when He had given thanks, He gave [it] to them, and they all drank of it.
And He said to them, This is My blood [which ratifies] the new covenant, [the blood] which is being poured out for (on account of) many.
Solemnly and surely I tell you, I shall not again drink of the fruit of the vine till that day when I drink it of a new and a higher quality in God’s kingdom.
Matt. 26:26-29- While they were eating,
Jesus took some bread, and after
a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat;
this is My body.” And when He had taken a cup
and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for
this is My blood of the covenant, which
is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins. But I say to you, I will
not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it
new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” [Amp.]
I Cor. 11:23-33 - For I received
from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the
night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He
broke it and said, “This is My body, which 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.
Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment. The remaining matters I will arrange when I come.
Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment. The remaining matters I will arrange when I come.
These verses
in I Corinthians are what stood out to me, it was when I realized that taking
the Lord’s Supper was a very serious thing.
We are to examine ourselves, while I knew this I did not see the
seriousness of it until I saw the next few verses. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to
himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
Wow! We are to judge ourselves rightly…whatever
does that mean?
II Corinthians 13:5- Test yourselves
to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize
this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?
Psalm 94:12 - Blessed is the man
whom You chasten, O Lord,
And whom You teach out of Your law;
And whom You teach out of Your law;
Have you
truly surrendered yourselves to the Lord Jesus Christ? Are you in the faith? Do you remember the day you accepted Christ
in your life? You may not remember the
exact time or place but you knew that He changed you and was now living in you.
Examine-To inspect carefully, with a view to discover truth
or the real state of a thing [1828
webster’s dictionary]
Psalm 139:23-24- Search me, O
God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way
Psalm 26:2 - Examine me, O Lord, and
try me;
Test my mind and my heart.
Test my mind and my heart.
Ps 7:9; Prov 17:3; Jer 11:20; 1
Thess 2:4 – in these verses you will see that it is God who examines and
searches our hearts.
The only way we can truly examine our hearts is by God’s
Word. We go to Him and ask Him to reveal
to us anything that sets itself up against Him.
That He will show us where we are not surrendered to Him. We all sin and quite often sometimes, but He
is faithful!
I John 1:9 - If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
Before receiving the Lord’s Supper, make sure you are His
child, confess your sins and believe
that He has forgiven you, then you are free to participate in the Lord’s Supper
with a clean slate. If you find that you
are not right with the Lord, then I encourage you to not participate until you
have made it right with him or if you need to make it right with someone else.
When my children were young and had accepted Christ as their
Lord and Savior and had been baptized, was when I would walk them through the
process of taking it correctly. I would
do it with them each Sunday that we participated till they truly understood.
II Corinthians 13:14
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Lyn
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