Today’s devotion comes from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.
“23 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; 24 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.” 25 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.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.
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We remember our Lord when we partake of the Lord’s Supper which our Lord Jesus Christ said should be done: “in remembrance of Me”. Verses 24 and 25.
An important part of the Lord’s Supper is that we should be reverent and humble and repent and soberly consider the nature and extent of our sins and our need of a Savior.
Here is some of what two of our Reformed Confessions teach about our Lord’s Supper:
We need to be careful about how we partake of the Lord’s Supper. As Reformed believers, we have the general “regulative principle of worship” that we should only worship God as He expressly provides in Scripture. When we consider that general “regulative principle of worship” and the following Scripture, how much more careful should we be in partaking of the Lord’s Supper! “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.” 1 Corinthians 11:27.
We tend to limit “this unworthy manner” to partaking of the Lord’s Supper if we do not have faith in Jesus Christ or if we partake of it selfishly or primarily to satisfy our lust for food and drink.
But, today’s Scripture teaches us that there is more to partaking of the Lord’s Supper.
We “proclaim” our Lord’s death when we partake of the Lord’s Supper. That is, we publicly show and teach all those in attendance the meaning of our Lord’s death. Our Lord died for us. Our Lord’s body is our bread of life. Our Lord’s blood takes away all our sins. Verse 26.
“Proclaim” is defined in part as “to declare publicly, typically insistently, proudly or defiantly” – Click here: Proclaim – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Today’s Scripture provides us with an opportunity to meditate on how we should “proclaim” our Lord’s death. Above all, we need to follow Scripture and our Reformed Confessions as stated above. But, I think consistent thereto, we should not neglect our duty, honor, and pleasure to truly “proclaim”, that is to declare publicly, insistently, and proudly that indeed we have a Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Who does take away our sins and Who is our life.
As a fan at a sporting event, we are ready, willing, and able to “proclaim” that our team is “No. 1” by declaring our team to be No. 1 by words and actions: “publicly, typically insistently, proudly or defiantly“. How much more so should we proclaim our Lord’s death and its meaning for us!
“Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.” Psalm 32:11.
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.” Psalm 32:11.
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