Take Communion in a worthy manner!
Communion is about how good GOD is and not about how bad we are. Communion is about one of the provisions GOD has given for us to walk in Divine health. If we don’t recognize what communion is all about, we won’t reap the benefits of it. Healing is GOD’S idea for us! We don’t need to convince HIM, HE wants to convince us.
Communion is meant to be a blessing to us.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 11:
23 For I received directly from the Lord Himself what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when He was betrayed took bread,
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, “This is My Body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”
Jesus told us to do this in remembrance of Him, not in remembrance of our sin.
25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant in My Blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the Body and Blood of the Lord.
What does “unworthy manner” mean?
27 For this reason, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit will be guilty of dishonoring the Body and Blood of the Lord. TPT
If our mindset isn’t consistent with the intent of “properly discerning”, we will be dishonoring the intent of communion. Let us correct our thinking and mindset. Jesus’ Body is fully worthy for us to receive of Him. It is critical for us to discern this Truth! It is not a casual event but one that demands the greatest of reverence. Consider the importance of receiving such a blessing! It is all about acknowledging what Jesus has done, not about what we have or have not done. Communion should remind us of our inheritance in Christ, including healing of the body.
28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
Let us first take time to examine ourselves and consider our mindset to be sure it aligns with the Divine Intent of communion. Are we properly focused on this act of reverence toward Our Savior?
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning The Body (of Christ) eats and drinks judgment on himself.
To discern His Body means to recognize, reverence, and respect Its True worth or validity. Because Jesus is Our High Priest, FATHER looks at us through Jesus’ behavior, not ours. It is vital that we understand the significance of THE LORD’S Body!
What happens if we don’t?
30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
Paul tells us that partaking of communion in an unworthy manner brings forth judgment including weakness, illness, and premature death.
We won’t receive the benefits of the cross if we don’t recognize those benefits. Believers and unbelievers can suffer the same effects if they don’t recognize the benefits of the cross. We must not let communion simply be a ritual without true discernment. The point of communion is “to remember”!
A symptom of sickness in the Body of Christ is a symptom of their spiritual sickness. Taking communion in an unworthy manner has a direct impact on our wellbeing.
With the above in mind, consider what Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:
17 And since we are His True Children, we qualify to share all His treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that He is and all that He has. We will experience being co-glorified with Him provided that we accept His sufferings as our own.