The Holy Communion Re-visited

And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, " Take; this is my body." And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, " This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. - Mark 14:22-24 (ESV)

Jesus knew His time has come for Him to redeem mankind. He knew He would die for the sins and transgressions of men. And He knew the disciples and all those who had believed Him would be lost, like sheeps without their shepherd for their providence. The providence is healing for the physical body. The providence is peace for the heart. The providence is wisdom for the mind. The providence is wealth for the poor. The providence is anything that one need from Jesus. I think that was one of the reason why Jesus instituted the new Passover Feast - Holy Communion.

Jesus told His disciples to partake of the Holy Communion as often as they wanted in remembrance of Him. For the bread represents the body of Christ that was burnt, striped and pierced on our behalf. And the drink represent His shed blood for our righteousness. When one partake of the Holy Communion, one is partaking of the completeness of Jesus' work at the cross. One is feasting on His body and His finished work at the cross!

The night before the great exodus from Egypt, the Lord told the children of Israel to eat of the roasted lamp, every part of it. The Lord also told then that the sacrificial lamp be killed at the threshold of the door and to sprinkle the blood of the sacrificial lamp on the lintel and two doorposts. This is the picture of what Jesus will go through at the cross some one thousand and five hundred years later.

Before the Passover Feast, the Lord told the children of Israel to ask Egyptians for jewelry and the Egyptians gladly gave to them for they were probably fearful of the children of Israel because of their God by then. When the angel of death combed the land of Egypt, the lives of those who had sprinkled the blood of the lamp were spared while the firstborn of the Egyptians were killed.

The very next day, there between two and three millions of the children of Israel leaving Egypt. There were none feeble and sick. On top of that, they were all very wealthy because of the gold and silver that were given to them. What a wonderful picture of those who partake of the Holy Communion! There shall be none sick and feeble when one partake of the Holy Communion and one shall be made rich when one partake of the Holy Communion.

The more one partake of the Holy Communion in remembrance of Jesus' finished work at the cross, the healthier one can be and also the riches of one's wealth shall be increased. One is also wiser by regularly partaking of the Holy Communion. Hallelujah for the wonderful work at the cross!

Why do you still want to worry?

Phi 4:6-7
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The bible tells us to cast all our cares upon the feet of Jesus for He cares very much our every need, big or small. Also, Jesus has bequeathed His shalom peace to us before His ascension. God is always with us and He will never leave us nor forsake us. He sent an iron-clad guarantee in the form of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us as a sign we are His and we will always be well taken care of. While we are in this world, we are not of this world for we are citizens of heaven.

The word tells us which of us by worrying can increase our stature. Jesus didn't say those so that the bible can be thicker but He said it because He already has the solution to our every challenge and trouble. While there may be times the answer seems slow in coming but rest assured for God's timing is always perfect. He is never late nor early, just perfect!

Take the example of the children of Israel leaving Egypt. When they had come to the Red Sea, the Egyptian army was hot on their pursuit. When the army was very close, God sent a fire to separate the army from the children of Israel. That was when God told Moses to stretch out his rod and hit the Red Sea and the Red Sea was parted and the children of Israel were able to cross over it through dry land. Scholars tell us there were about two to three millions of the children of Israel. And when the last child of Israel has safely crossed the Red Sea, God allowed the water to crush the Egyptian army right in the face of the children of Israel!

There is another story in the bible where the children of Israel were facing execution from the evil man called Haman. God had earlier positioned Esther to be the queen to king Ahasuerus and was able to influence the king to save the children of Israel. On the eve of the mass execution, God caused the king to have a sleepless night and that was when Mordecai's name was mentioned in the chronicles and the king decreed that Mordecai be handsomely rewarded. On the fateful day where all the Jews shall be executed, God caused Haman's plan to fail and he was executed instead of the Jews.

Regardless of how dire our situations may be, we don't have to worry about those situations but instead cast all our cares upon the feet of Jesus. With thanksgiving, we make our requests known to God and the peace of God will guard our heart's and minds. I believe when we don't worry about the things that concern us, the grace of God will be able to flow smoothly to and through us. That grace will cause us to see God's providence very clearly. That grace will guard our heart from all anxieties.

Rest in the finished work of Jesus at the cross. He has completed a complete work at the cross so that we today can rest inwardly knowing Jesus has already gone ahead in our future and He declares it is good! Hallelujah!