+DEV+ Communion

Date: August 10, 2010 10:14 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Communion

Communion

"This is my body...do this in remembrance of me...whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death"(1 Corinthians 11:24b-26).
Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Who but our Creator would have originated the Lord's Supper to help us remember Christ's death until His return?

He created our brain with layers. The top layers receives information, grasping the concept of love, but not feeling love. An even deeper connection through the senses is made in the inner layers.

The ordinance (or sacrament) we call Communion uses the five senses to engage our emotions and understanding. We "hear" God's Word explain Christ's sacrificial death. We "see" the elements. We "touch" the bread and juice, bring them to our mouths, and "smell" them as they pass under our noses. Then we "taste" them. The symbolic elements become a part of our physical bodies as they nourish and regenerate our cells. This pictures how Jesus, the Bread of Life, becomes part of our lives.

As members of Christ's spiritual body-the church-we serve one another in this symbolic act that reminds us of His ultimate act of service. And through it we draw near to Him.

Insight: Our Creator wants to engage every part of our bodies in remembrance.