TUESDAY May 8, 2018
Found to Be Guilty
Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 11:27
Paul spoke to the Christians in Corinth, those who had come to the communion table, but they were living a sinful life. As Christians, if they partook of the cup and the bread while being guilty of sin, they would be chastened by the Lord. This was the very reason why many Corinthian Christians had become weak, sick or even died.
Think of all the people in Church that partake of communion when they should not––but do it anyway––even with a warning. No one should partake of communion, knowing that they are in sin––that is not right before God. The Scriptures are very clear; they would be found guilty.
Christians need to approach the Lord’s Supper reverently. As believers, we have to know our limits. We have our freedoms in Christ, yes, but we do not have the freedom to sin. Paul tells us IN Romans 6:1-2: What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Maybe the reason people’s lives are in a mess is because they are found to be guilty.
A believer in Christ cannot take communion just to prove to other people they are living a righteous life, when they know they are in sin. That is not right, you become a hypocrite. I am warning Christians––it is a big deal. If you do partake of communion while in sin, you are only looking for God to judge you! Until your heart is right, you should not take communion. Before we partake of communion, we have the opportunity to examine our lives before the Lord. During that time, ask yourself, “Should I take communion, yes or no?”
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead
me in the way everlasting.
~Psalm 139:23-24~
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