The Lord’s Supper—what does this really mean to us, the Christian? As we all know, it was set up by Christ at what was known as the Last Supper and is one of two ordinances of the Church. The other being Baptism. As we are told in the Scriptures, we are to observe the Lord’s Supper as often as we wish. Some churches observe Communion (The Lord’s Supper) on many occasions and some even observe it every Sunday. There is no scripture commanding us on how many occasions to observe the Lord’s Supper.
As for its meaning, I Corinthians 11:26 gives us a perfect picture of the definition of the Lord’s Supper or Communion. Note this Verse: “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come”. As we take of the Lord’s Supper, we are doing something that most people never thought they would do—“Ye do Shew the Lord’s Death till He comes”. The word “Shew” means to proclaim or preach.
This is a very good picture of the Great Commission. As often as we observe or partake of this Ordinance of the Church, we are proclaiming his Death for the entire world until He comes back for us. This is also a command for us to do this UNTIL our Lord comes back for us.
So, today examine yourselves to see if you are worthy to take and then take of this great Communion. For in doing so, we all proclaim and preach the death of our Lord to the world until He comes back for us in the Rapture. God Bless you all.
Pastor Wade
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