Servias Ministries Blog

Let us fully understand the importance of Holy Communion!

Do not take Holy Communion lightly.

Paul provides additional revelation about Holy Communion as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 11:

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My Body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord.

Once we take Holy Communion, we acknowledge and are answerable for the Truth that Jesus gave His body and died for our sins and shed His Blood for our redemption.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning (recognize rightly) the Lord’s Body.

30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep (died prematurely).

This verse shows us the seriousness, sanctity, and solemnity of The Lord’s Table of Holy Communion.  We can no longer claim ignorance!  If we partake wrongly, it can be a cause of sickness, weakness, and even premature death.

31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

Holy Communion will either promote Salvation or judgment, depending on whether we take in rightly or wrongly.  We are to examine ourselves prior to the taking of Holy Communion.

If we partake in a worthy manner, THE LORD will not have to discipline us.  If we fail to judge ourselves, then HE will have to discipline us.  As for me, I prefer to judge myself.  Even if HE has to discipline us, it is better than to be judged with the world, the ultimate disaster that we need to avoid!

Taking of Holy Communion has three aspects.  First, proclamation.  Second, remembrance.  And third, anticipation.

When we take Holy Communion, we proclaim:

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

We are proclaiming not only to the world, but we are also proclaiming to the unseen world, both Angels, and demons!  We have put the demons on notice.  We are proclaiming to the whole universe; it is an act of proclamation.  We are proclaiming our faith in His atoning death on our behalf as well as our full redemption by His Blood.

The second aspect is remembrance, we look back to His death.  This is one of the most important Truths of The Gospel.  GOD ordained that we not merely hear this Truth, but we are to hear, proclaim, and partake of this Truth often.  This is done by Holy Communion.

A vital proclamation associated with Holy Communion is Baptism.  It is an act that associates us with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.  There is no instance where believers bypass baptism in the New Testament.  The Red Sea experience was a type and shadow of this proclamation. 

The anointing of the sick with oil is another proclamation.  The oil typifies The Holy Spirit throughout Scripture.  When we are baptized in The Holy Spirit, we proclaim the death of the old man and the resurrection to a new man, filled with The Holy Spirit by a manifested sign.  When we anoint the sick with oil, we declare that The Holy Spirit will what the Scripture says He will do: He will quicken, He will give Life, and He will restore health to the body of the sick believer.

The Holy Communion is a declaration of the Love of GOD for us.  It reminds us that GOD Loves me, and HE has not forgotten me.

As Jesus spoke in John chapter 3:

16 “For God so Loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have Eternal Life.

17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.

18 The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

19 And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds were evil.

20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.

21 But the one who practices the Truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed as having been performed in God.”

Properly taking Holy Communion is one way we practice and declare the Truth.  By doing this, we come into the Light!

Let us fully understand the importance of Holy Communion!

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in Matthew chapter 26:

26 Now while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My Body.”

27 And when He had taken a cup of wine and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;

28 for this is My Blood of the Covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.

29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it with you, new, in My Father’s Kingdom.”

Jesus expressed this Truth, “In Me, you see the priesthood of Melchizedek reappearing.”  It was held in obeyance while the Law was the Covenant.  Now in the New Covenant, the priesthood of Melchizedek is being restored.

Melchizedek was both King and Priest.  Under the Law of Moses, the priest could not be king and priest.  Those offices were separate.  They could not be united because the priests had to come from the tribe of Levi and the kings from Judah.  The king could never be a priest, and the priest could never be a king.  This shows the inferiority of the Levitical priesthood to the Order of Melchizedek.

By His act at the Last Supper, Jesus revealed the reinstatement of the Order of Melchizedek.  Jesus revealed that He is both Priest and King of Righteousness.  By this act, He instituted the New Covenant in His Blood.  His Blood was to be poured out for the forgiveness of sins once and for all time.

Paul provides additional revelation about Holy Communion as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 10:

14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the Communion (koinonia) of the Blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ?

17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

The word koinonia means fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, a proof of fellowship.  We are affirming that we take Communion in common with all other believers in Christ.  We all identify with Christ when we partake of Holy Communion.

18 Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

The priests who sacrificed at the altar were the same who ate the sacrifice revealing a direct connection between eating the sacrifice and the altar on which it was offered as a sacrifice.

Paul further clarifies:

19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s Table and of the table of demons.

22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Do not have anything to do with idolatry or participate with anything to do with demons.  This issue is reflected in the account of Abram at the first Communion.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 14:

17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

Abram was confronted by two kings:  the king of Sodom and Melchizedek, the king of Salem.  Abram had to make a choice.  One king represented the temporary world leading toward sin and death, and the other represented Eternal Salvation.

The king of Sodom tried to tempt Abram:

21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.”

22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

In other Words, Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raised my hand to YAHWEH, God Most High, and I pledged a solemn oath to the Possessor of Heaven and earth.”  Abram rejected the temptation and then said:

23 that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’-

24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”

The king of Sodom was using the same temptation that the devil used when he tried to tempt Jesus by offering the world if He would only bow down and submit to the ruler of darkness.

We must not allow anything unholy to be entertained in our walk with Christ.  We are not to compromise our participation in Holy Communion!

Let us fully understand the importance of Holy Communion!

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter14:

18 And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of Heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has handed over your enemies to you.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.

This passage is the first mention of Holy Communion in Scripture.  As well, it was also the first mention of a priest.  The name Melchizedek = “My king of righteousness” who was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God to whom Abram paid tithe after the battle he fought to free Lot; ‘the order of Melchizedek’ the order of the priesthood to which Christ belongs.  Salem means peace and was later known to be Jerusalem.  The greeting Shalom is derived from Salem.

Melchizedek brought forth bread and wine which are the emblems of communion.  Both he and Abram took Holy Communion and Abram was declared “blessed”.  Afterward, Abram gave Melchizedek a tithe of all he had.  Abram acknowledged and confirmed that blessing by giving the tithe.  In this act, Abram acknowledged that GOD MOST HIGH is THE Possessor of Heaven and earth.  There was no question WHO owned the earth and all its contents at the highest level.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 5:

1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

2 he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is clothed in weakness;

3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself, as well as for the people.

4 And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.

5 So too Christ did not glorify Himself in becoming a high priest, but it was He who said to Him, “You are My Son, Today I have fathered You”;

6 just as He also says in another passage, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”  (Psalm 110:4)

7 In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.

8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

9 And having been perfected, He became the Source of Eternal Salvation for all those who obey Him,

10 being designated by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

Both Melchizedek and Jesus Christ have brought our attention to the importance of Holy Communion.  Abram was being prepared for his name to be changed to Abraham.  By giving the tithe, Abram established that he was a servant of THE MOST HIGH GOD by giving HIM the firstfruits of what he possessed.  He expressed his dependence on THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, The Possessor of Heaven and earth.

Paul expressed this Truth in that Jesus Christ is the Source of Eternal Salvation to all those who obey Him.  A servant is one who obeys the commands of his master.  The tithe is the physical acknowledgment of Jesus Christ Who is the Source of our blessings and Eternal Salvation.  Once you have the revelation of the tithe, you will give with joy.  Holy Communion and the tithe both acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Our service in this life determines our position in the next life!

Do not be counted as a lazy and unprofitable servant.  Each of us is called to serve others in some capacity.  Our service is according to our individual ability and FATHER will not expect you to serve greater than you are able.

Moses wrote by The Holy Spirit in Deuteronomy chapter 8:

1 “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers.

2 And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.

4 Your garments did not wear out on you, nor did your foot swell these forty years. 5 You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.

6 “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.”

Moses was called to serve the entire nation of Israel but first he had to be humbled and have his ego removed.  Forty years is a long time.

When you give up your self-centeredness by serving others, you become qualified for greater service.  Along with this service, you will be blessed accordingly.

7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills;

8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey;

9 a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.

Blessing begins with humbling ourselves.  The way up is the way down and becoming a servant is the key.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 5:

5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.

And King David recorded by THE SPIRIT in Psalm chapter 37:

11 But the humble of heart will inherit every promise and enjoy abundant peace.

And it is also written by THE SPIRIT in Psalm chapter 149:

4 For the LORD delights in his people; He crowns the humble with victory.

And Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 23:

11 The greatest among you must be a servant.

12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

As referred to in a previous writing of the parable of the ten servants, those who actively served were rewarded by giving them authority over several cities.  The one who was judged only received one talent.  Had he done something with his talent, he too would have received a reward rather than judgment.  We must not allow ourselves to underestimate our value to the Kingdom, no matter how small.  At least do something with your talent by serving in some capacity, no matter how small.