The Meal That Heals

The Meal That Heals

established through the sufferings of His son, Jesus Christ. God is always moved by His covenant. Throughout the Bible, we see where God reacts to mankind when mankind reacts to the covenant. “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.” Psalms 89:34 “And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.” Psalms 106:45 Your action of receiving Communion, done in faith, brings a response from God because He is reminded of His covenant. God brought the Israelites out of Egypt because of their continual intercession: “And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.” Exodus 2:24 Our obedience causes God to remember the promises He provided in the New Testament. As the bread and the fruit of the vine become a part of our body, we are reminding God of His covenant with us: “Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.” Isaiah 43:26 Back to Corinth The Apostle Paul gave instructions and warnings to the church at Corinth regarding the Lord’s Supper. This church was very gifted, but there was much contention stirring within the congregation (1 Corinthians 3:3). Some who partook of the Lord’s Supper were actually becoming drunk (1 Corinthians 11:21). When Paul observed the carelessness of some, he told them that some were weak, sick, and had died prematurely because they had not discerned the body of Christ.

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