The Meal That Heals

The Meal That Heals

in the church were confused as to why their prayers for healing were not answered. The fact is that someone’s prayer was answered — the woman’s prayer. Her closest friend later informed me that the woman had told her, “I feel that my assignment is complete and I wish the Lord would allow me to go home to be with Him.” Often, we don’t know the various prayers that have been prayed or the reasons why the prayers seem hindered. This is why we must all be individually responsible for our own faith, prayers, and actions. When examining the power of the New Covenant, there is one method of Covenant healing that is not dependent upon the faith, prayer, or anointing of someone else, but is entirely dependent upon your faith in the blood and the body of Christ. That healing is manifested through the Communion service. The Covenant of Communion There is a powerful provision found in the New Covenant that has often been overlooked and misunderstood. This provision is found in the Communion meal, often called the Lord’s Supper in the Protestant churches. Being a fourth generation minister who was raised in a Full Gospel church, I am fully aware of the purpose and practice of the Communion service. In churches where my father has pastored, I recall conversations where some church members felt that if Communion was observed too often, believers would not appreciate it as much. The idea seemed to be that if believers partook of the Communion often, it would somehow lose its meaning. This was a man-made theory and was certainly not taught in the Bible. Others were hesitant to receive Communion, believing they may not be worthy of it. I often thought that if people felt they were not worthy to partake of Communion, how could they say they were ready for the return of Christ? Under my father’s ministry, I was taught that properly discerning the body of Christ through the Lord’s Supper could result in physical healing. What I had not considered, until recently, was how often a person could receive Communion. In our denomination, ministers must be licensed or ordained before they can serve Communion to

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