You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies....
-Psalm 23:5
How often the Lord's Supper is observed varies from church to church. Some churches observe it every Sunday, others once a month, some once a quarter. What is important is that we do celebrate this memorial of our Lord's death and resurrection. We do this for many reasons, one of those being spiritual warfare.
Jesus tells us in Matthew 16:28 that the Gates of Hell will never prevail against His Church. The Bible also tells us that the Church is the Body of Christ. In 1st Corinthians 11:26, the Word of God declares,
For whenever you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.
Here is how Holy Communion is spiritual warfare. First, when we come together to celebrate the memorial of the death of Jesus, we are united as one.
Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of one loaf.
-1st Corinthians 1:17
There are very few things more dangerous to the power of Satan than a united Church. When we who are in Christ become united as one, we become an unstoppable force that has the potential to do unmeasurable damage to the Kingdom of Darkness.
Secondly, as the Word says, when we observe Holy Communion, we proclaim the Lord's death. Every time Christians gather together at the Lord's Table, we remind all of Hell, that it's gates will never prevail against the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. We remember the victory of Heaven, and the defeat of Hell.
In other words, we eat our "victory feast" right there on the battle field rubbing it in the enemies face. Psalm 23:5 says
You prepare a table in the presence of my enemies....
Holy Communion is that table. It is God not only giving you the victory, it is Him making Satan watch as He does it. So as you come together to observe Holy Communion, remember that you are waging war with a victory feast.
Thought for Today:
Not only is God going to give you the victory, He is going to make Satan watch.
Glory to God. I so needed to read this.
ReplyDeleteGlory to God. I so needed to read this.
ReplyDeleteWe, as Christians, have been satisfied letting God do all the work when it comes to our lives and the lives of others around us. We have been satisfied praying for God to meet needs and save others and never moving our feet to do our part. I believe God is calling for Christians to rise up and not be easily offended and to take our place of strength in Jesus Christ. We may have to go and lay our hands on someone or spend time in fasting and prayer or enter into spiritual warfare. We have been weaklings far too long. I'm so thankful for this word about communion. For as long as I can remember, I have taken communion seriously. I have never seen it as a form of spiritual warfare and will never look at it again as a passive Christian but a Christian of both strength and humility giving thanks to my Savior!
ReplyDeleteWe, as Christians, have been satisfied letting God do all the work when it comes to our lives and the lives of others around us. We have been satisfied praying for God to meet needs and save others and never moving our feet to do our part. I believe God is calling for Christians to rise up and not be easily offended and to take our place of strength in Jesus Christ. We may have to go and lay our hands on someone or spend time in fasting and prayer or enter into spiritual warfare. We have been weaklings far too long. I'm so thankful for this word about communion. For as long as I can remember, I have taken communion seriously. I have never seen it as a form of spiritual warfare and will never look at it again as a passive Christian but a Christian of both strength and humility giving thanks to my Savior!
ReplyDeleteWe, as Christians, have been satisfied letting God do all the work when it comes to our lives and the lives of others around us. We have been satisfied praying for God to meet needs and save others and never moving our feet to do our part. I believe God is calling for Christians to rise up and not be easily offended and to take our place of strength in Jesus Christ. We may have to go and lay our hands on someone or spend time in fasting and prayer or enter into spiritual warfare. We have been weaklings far too long. I'm so thankful for this word about communion. For as long as I can remember, I have taken communion seriously. I have never seen it as a form of spiritual warfare and will never look at it again as a passive Christian but a Christian of both strength and humility giving thanks to my Savior!
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