Why Holy Communion matters today

When I was a child, our church had communion services only a few times a year.

For us children, it was quite boring because the services lasted twice as long as the regular Sunday services, and only adults participated.

Most Christians receive the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion in their church or home group monthly, or sometimes weekly.

Drinking some wine and eating bread (or matzes) is based on what is written in Luke 22:19-20,

He [Jesus] 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.” After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you."

Personally, I believe it is very important to receive communion, and well for several reasons:

• It is an invitation to come to Jesus, to be in His presence
• It is a revelation of all that He did for us, which makes us super thankful
• It is a provision of all that we need: forgiveness and healing

Why is that important today? Because there is a thief who wants to keep us from seeking God's presence. There are theologies keeping us from His forgiveness and healing, and there are thoughts keeping us from believing His promises.

A few years ago, I decided to receive Holy Communion every morning. Very simple, very basic, but at the same time a necessary reminder of all that Jesus went through for me.

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I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign Lord. I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. 

[Ezekiel 34:15-16a]

➤I am using this 90-day devotional: The Healing Power of the Holy Communion.