DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF HIM

PROCLAMATION

“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to His disciples, and said, ‘Take, eat, this is My body.’  And He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink ye all of it;’  For this is My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.’ ”  Matthew 26:26-28 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words are from the gospel, the good news regarding Jesus, The Christ, which were spoken by Christ according to the Apostle Matthew.  When Jesus had finished telling His disciples the parables, and explaining them, (Matthew chapters 24 and 25) He again told His disciples that He would be crucified. (Matthew 26:1-2)  Then Jesus and His disciples left the Mount of Olives and went to Bethany to the home of Simon the leper. (Matthew 26:6)  It was here that a woman came to Him and poured very precious oil on His head.  The disciples were indignant thinking that this was a waste of expensive perfume which could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.  Jesus rebuked His disciples saying that the woman had done a good work. (Matthew 26:7-13)  Then Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and asked what they would give him it he delivered Jesus to them, and they agreed upon thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26:14-16)  On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, His disciples asked Him where they should prepare to eat the Passover?  He directed them to follow a certain man to his home and ask him to use his upper room. (Matthew 26:17-19, Mark 14:13-14, and Luke 22:10-13)  Once they were there, He told them that one of them would betray Him. (Matthew 26:21-25)  After Judas left, they partook of the Last Supper. (Matthew 26:26-30)  Then Jesus told them that the shepherd would be smitten and the flock will be scattered.  Peter said that he would never fall away from Christ.  That was when He told Peter that he would deny Him three times before the rooster crows. (Matthew 26:31-35) 

 

APPLICATION

The Lord’s Supper, the Ordinance of Communion, was instituted for us.  We are to do it in remembrance of Him until He comes again. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)  There was no mandate given as to how often we should take it, but every time that we do, it should be done in remembrance of Him.   However, we should make sure that we pray and ask to be forgiven of our sins before we partake of it.  Because The Bible says that to take it unworthily would be bad for us. (1 Corinthians 11:27-30)