OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...

DATE : TUESDAY 19 APRIL 2016

THEME : IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME

Memorise:

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 1 Corinthians 11:24

Read : 1 Corinthians 11:23-29

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Message

There is one Significant and fundamental reason ( among other Important reasons ) why the Holy Communion ( The Lords Supper ) was inaugurated by our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Jesus died for us. Shedding His blood to atone for our sins because it is written, ".... and without shedding of blood there is no remission. (Hebrews 9:22 ). Consequently, Jesus Christ said we should observe the Holy Communion often in remembrance of Him, but it takes a deep level of wisdom to understand and remember what He went through for our redemption. One important thing to note here is that Jesus Christ knew what He would go through to die for His friends. Having died for us, He surely doesn't want His gesture of love to be forgotten by the people he did it for. We unfortunately often forget the passion of our Lord, which led to His ignoble death. This is why we do things that, by implication, necessitate our Lords going back to the Cross frequently.

" If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame." Hebrews 6:6

Most people backslide because of their loss of memory about agony of the death that the Saviour suffered in order to procure salvation for us the Bible says:

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." 1 Timothy 4:6

What should we put ourselves in remembrance of ? Paul, the apostle wrote :

"Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:" 2 Timothy 2:8,11-12

In all ideal situation, communion should be taken as frequently as possible in order to enable us remember the death of our Lord and the reason for it. The Bible says we should not be forgetful hearers but doers of the Word ( James 1:25 ). When we gather for Holy communion, everyone is compelled to carry out self-examination so that he or she does not eat to damnation according to our Bible text for today. May the passion, suffering and death of Jesus Christ avail for us through eternity in Jesus name.

Action Point :

Do you remember what Christ went through for you often enough?

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 Samuel 16-17 and Proverbs 12:15-28

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE

HYMN 5: OH SPREAD THE TIDING ROUND

Oh, spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound: The Comforter has come!

Chorus:
The Comforter has come,
The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from heav’n,
The Lord’s dear promise giv’n;
Oh, spread the tidings ’round,
Wherever man is found,
The Comforter has come!

2. The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last;
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come!

Chorus:

3. Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To every captive soul a full deliv’rance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings:
The Comforter has come!

Chorus:

4. O boundless love divine! how shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!

Chorus.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens ( Tuesday April 19th 2016)- IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME

1.Thank you Jesus for your blood that was shed for the remission of my sin.

2.Thank you Jesus for the powerful weapon of the Holy Communion, given to us as a "cure all" meal.

3.Thank you Father for all the solutions, breakthroughs, protections, divine health, etc, that the taking of the Holy Communion, has brought upon my life.

4.Father, in anyway l have taken the Holy Communion unworthily, have mercy and forgive me.

5.Father, in anyway l have crucified your son, Jesus, the second time, in words, in thought and in my action, please, forgive me, in Jesus' name.

6.Father, let every satanic deposit in my body be neutralised and flushed out by the power in the Holy Communion, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, let the power that the enemies cannot confront be released upon my life through the power in the Holy Communion, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, let my life become too hot for the enemies to handle by the power of the communion that l have taken, in Jesus' name.

9.Holy Spirit of God, bring to my remembrance, always, the things that l have been taught and learnt at the feet of Jesus.

10.Father, don't let me ever compromise my faith, for the filthy lucre of this world.

11.Father, as Jesus lived by you and did your perfect Will, as l partake more in the Holy Communion, let me also, live by you and do your perfect Will. (Jn 6:57)

12.Father, please raise me up on the last day and qualify me for eternal life, by your mercy. (Jn 6:54)

13.Your Personal petitions. ( Phil 4:6)
14.In Jesus' name I pray.
(Jn 14:13-14; 15:16)
15.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thes 5:18).