The Lord's Supper Vol. 8--The Antidote
When Jesus, in John 6, used a number of different directions to say that He was the Bread of Life, and if we eat his bread we will never die, etc. , what was he really trying to say?
We live in a fallen world. Our sin is huge in the scheme of things, and we all have contracted a very terminal disease. Guaranteed: the wages of sin is death. What we deserve is death. How does this tie in to the Lord's Supper?
Because when we eat the bread and drink the cup in faith, we are passing to each other the perfect antidote.
If I read John 6 correctly, the body and blood of Jesus is our antidote for the crippling, incurable, inoperable results of sin in our lives. Not a few of us, but all of us are waiting to die a defeated death without Jesus. Imagine we are all waiting for the antidote, watching as we pass it from person to person, celebrating as we watch it work, praising God for each miracle. Can the Lord's Supper be like that? IT CAN IF WE APPROACH IT WITH FAITH.
I believe the assessment of Paul in I Cor. 11 recognizes the mighty power of Communion shared between the believers in faith. When they did it selfishly, it caused weakness and sickness and death. I also believe as I said before, that it is a source of strength and healing and life when shared in faith and community.
What was Jesus trying to say in John 6? My body and my blood are truly, actually the bread of life and the cup of thanksgiving. Eternal life is here, the perfect antidote for sin.
Now, how should we share it with each other?
I can't imagine sharing a life-giving drug with my brother without looking him in the eyes and telling him how much I care. Sharing the event, knowing what is happening. We are allowed by Christ to pass to our brothers and sisters parts of their eternal salvation in that cracker and juice. What a holy moment that should be!! What a blessing that should be!! Praise the Lord for that gift!!
We live in a fallen world. Our sin is huge in the scheme of things, and we all have contracted a very terminal disease. Guaranteed: the wages of sin is death. What we deserve is death. How does this tie in to the Lord's Supper?
Because when we eat the bread and drink the cup in faith, we are passing to each other the perfect antidote.
If I read John 6 correctly, the body and blood of Jesus is our antidote for the crippling, incurable, inoperable results of sin in our lives. Not a few of us, but all of us are waiting to die a defeated death without Jesus. Imagine we are all waiting for the antidote, watching as we pass it from person to person, celebrating as we watch it work, praising God for each miracle. Can the Lord's Supper be like that? IT CAN IF WE APPROACH IT WITH FAITH.
I believe the assessment of Paul in I Cor. 11 recognizes the mighty power of Communion shared between the believers in faith. When they did it selfishly, it caused weakness and sickness and death. I also believe as I said before, that it is a source of strength and healing and life when shared in faith and community.
What was Jesus trying to say in John 6? My body and my blood are truly, actually the bread of life and the cup of thanksgiving. Eternal life is here, the perfect antidote for sin.
Now, how should we share it with each other?
I can't imagine sharing a life-giving drug with my brother without looking him in the eyes and telling him how much I care. Sharing the event, knowing what is happening. We are allowed by Christ to pass to our brothers and sisters parts of their eternal salvation in that cracker and juice. What a holy moment that should be!! What a blessing that should be!! Praise the Lord for that gift!!
posted by G'ampa C @ 7:54 PM
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