Do This In Remembrance Of Me

There are many actions we take in life to remind us of some great events or situations we have benefitted from. We wear wedding rings, frame diplomas, throw parties, hang pictures, circle dates on calendars, and many other markers to revisit in our mind that which we never want to forget.

The celebration of the Lord’s Table is a reminder that is to play a pivotal role in the life of a church. Jesus commanded us to engage in this in your face, or should I say ‘in your mouth,’ reminder of God’s incredible love for His children on a continuous basis—‘do this in remembrance of Me” (1 Corinthians 11:24—25).

As you recollect or look forward to your next communion experience I pray that you will focus on how much Jesus loves you. Jesus loves you so much that His body was created ‘for you’ (v. 24) with the one intention that it would be mercilessly tortured and then crucified. That in this murderous process the blood of a perfect human would be sacrificed as the legal payment for a relationship contract (‘the new covenant’) to be established that binds God to us forever (v. 25). This may sound brutal but such is the harsh reality of how serious our sin and the steps to remove it are to God.

So as you go through this week and you are tempted to think that God does not love you or that your life does not matter remember the Lord’s Table and God’s incredible love for us that it commemorates. “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim [to others and to ourselves] the Lord’s death until He comes” (v. 26).