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In Remembrance of Me, October 21
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto
them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me.
Luke 22:19
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In the last Passover our Lord observed with His disciples, He in-
stituted the Lord’s Supper in place of the Passover, to be observed in
memory of His death.
The national festival of the Jews was to pass away forever. The
service which Christ established was to be observed by His followers in
all lands and through all ages.
God has not left it with men to say who shall present themselves on
these occasions. For who can read the heart? Who can distinguish the
tares from the wheat? “Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of
that bread, and drink of that cup.” For “whosoever shall eat this bread,
and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body
and blood of the Lord.” “He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth
and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.”
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Corinthians 11:28, 27, 29
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In partaking with His disciples of the bread and wine, Christ pledged
Himself to them as their Redeemer.... As we receive the bread and wine
symbolizing Christ’s broken body and spilled blood, we in imagination
join in the scene of Communion in the upper chamber. We seem to
be passing through the garden consecrated by the agony of Him who
bore the sins of the world. We witness the struggle by which our
reconciliation with God was obtained. Christ is set forth crucified
among us.
Looking upon the crucified Redeemer, we more fully comprehend
the magnitude and meaning of the sacrifice made by the Majesty of
heaven. The plan of salvation is glorified before us, and the thought
of Calvary awakens living and sacred emotions in our hearts. Praise to
God and the Lamb will be in our hearts and on our lips; for pride and
self-worship cannot flourish in the soul that keeps fresh in memory the
scenes of Calvary.
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