Become One Flesh

‘He took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ” – Luke 22 : 19 NLT

On the last night of His life, Jesus gave this command – to remember Him every time we take the Lord’s Supper together. I think that if Jesus said it, it’s pretty important! And again in 1 Corinthians, Paul tells us to do it again, “In remembrance of Him”.

What better way than to remember His sacrifice, His suffering, and His love for us than by taking bread (His body) and wine (or juice – the fruit of the vine – which is His blood). When we take communion we are stepping back into history — we can imagine what it was like for the disciples, knowing something was different about that meal, and try to understand what He was saying: He was the fulfillment of the Passover tradition started hundreds of years before He came as Messiah.

And we can also remember the promise He gave at the same meal – that He would drink wine with us again when the Kingdom of God had come. Jesus will come again and restore us to Himself, and we will eat and drink with Him in heaven forever.

We have made it a common practice in our home – sometimes daily – to take communion and remember what He did for us. And when Chandra and I worship together, and take communion together – we are proclaiming His future Kingdom and stepping back into history and REMEMBERING all He has done for us and all He has promised to do. And Jesus is right there with us:

“ For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” – Matthew 18 : 20

And there is something about worshiping with Chandra, and remembering, that makes our marriage more intimate. It is one of my favorite things about our marriage. And I think she would agree.

“²⁴Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. ²⁵ And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” – Hebrews 10 : 24 – 25