REMEMBERING AND PROCLAIMING
“For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 11:26-27 NIV
Communion is more than a ritual, but a declaration. Every time we partake of the bread and the cup, we proclaim with our actions what words alone could never capture, that Christ died for us, His body was broken and His blood shed for the forgiveness of our sins. It is both a remembrance of the cross, hope, and a declaration that our Redeemer will return.
By this, Paul issues a sobering warning not to take the Lord’s Supper in an “unworthy manner” for that is to sin against the very body and blood it represents. This does not mean we must be flawless to come to the table of our Lord, for then no one could approach. Rather, it calls us to come with reverence, humility, and repentance. The bread and cup are not casual elements but holy reminders that Christ purchased our life with His own.
To take communion rightly is to proclaim the gospel to our hearts, to the watching church, and even to the world. We remind ourselves that our hope is not in our worthiness but in His sacrifice. To eat and drink with faith is to testify: Jesus has died, Jesus has risen, and Jesus will come again.
Prayer: My Father, I thank You for giving Your body and blood for me. By wisdom I approach Your table with reverence. Help me to always remember the weight of the cross and the hope of Your return. May my life, as much as my words, proclaim Your death and resurrection until Your return, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
CI.
RELATED RESOURCES
• Revelation 19:7
• Luke 22:19
• Hebrews 9:11
