Tonight would have been the night that Jesus taught His disciples about Communion at the Last Supper.
Why did Jesus use two different elements? I mean, since the blood saves, why did Jesus also mention the bread?
The bread represents the physical body of Christ. Everything Jesus went through in His physical body, from the beating to taking on all the sickness of the world, was for one purpose: your physical body.
When we eat the communion bread, we remind ourselves that Jesus made provision for abundant life now. We’re not waiting for heaven. He gave us healing and wholeness now.
His shed blood provides forgiveness of sins, securing our eternity with God. But, He could have shed His blood without taking a beating in His body.
They could have quickly killed Him with a sword or many other ways. But that’s not what happened. Jesus took the beating so that you wouldn’t have to wait for heaven to be healed.
So, take communion tonight by faith, believing that the beating that Jesus took on His body made full provision for the healing of your body. By His stripes, you are healed.
And without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins. It’s the shed blood of Jesus Christ that provided the way—the only way to eternity with our heavenly Father.
It’s the blood that forgives our sins. It’s the blood that makes us pure before God. Nothing but the blood of Jesus!
So, as you drink the cup, do it in faith, knowing that your eternity is secure through your faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
