Proclaim His Vicarious Death – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional December 9th

(That’s What You Do When You Take The Holy Communion!)

TO THE BIBLE: 1 Corinthians 11:26 TLB
“For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup you are retelling the message of the Lord’s death, that he has died for you. Do this until he comes again.”

LET’S TALK
The synoptic Gospels—Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:19-20—record the words of the Master on the night He was betrayed.

Luke 22:19-20 says, ‘And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.”’

The Apostle Paul also emphasised this in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’

In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.”

“Proclaim” here is from the Greek word “kataggello,” which means to announce, declare, and make known. Every time you take Communion, you announce, proclaim, and declare the Lord’s death. But what does this mean for us?

First, it’s important to understand the significance of His blood, which we will always remember. His blood, shed for us, purifies, cleanses, and speaks for us, and that shed blood actually refers to His death.

1 John 2:2 says, “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” The Lord Jesus ushered in and established a new covenant—the New Testament—in His blood.

A will only takes effect when the testator dies, so Jesus’ death on the Cross validated His will. And that’s why we boldly proclaim His death today, because we know He died so that we might live, and God raised Him from the dead for our justification. Glory, Hallelujah!

Go Deeper
Matthew 26:26-28; 1 Corinthians 1 0:16; 1 Corinthians 11:26 AMPC

Pray:
Dear Father, I’m forever grateful for the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed for me, which cleanses me and rids me of all unrighteousness. Thank you for Christ’s vicarious death in my behalf and by whose resurrection I’m now an associate of the God-kind, ushered into the divine life of unending victory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Revelation 2:1-17, Ezekiel 29-30
TWO YEAR
John 19:1-12, 2 Chronicles 19-20

Act:
Testify of His death today as you partake in the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.