Communion!
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, this is my body, which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
This morning at the office they asked me to share something before we took the communion. God showed me something about the communion that I would like to share with you. We are going to start with something you all know well. The law of gravity.
What does this have to do with the communion. Give me some time and I will explain. There are some laws that God put in place for us in the natural. We cannot change those laws. One of them is the law of gravity. You don’t have to believe in it for it to work. You can say that you cannot see it, you don’t believe in it and it doesn’t apply to you. Now get on top of a ladder and jump and you will see the law in action. The law works not based on what you believed. This law operates by itself and as soon as you do something where this law can work you will see and if you are not careful you will feel the effect of this law of gravity. This is a natural law. There are also spiritual laws that works the same. You don’t have to believe it for it to work. Let me give you one or two such spiritual laws.
- The law of sowing and reaping.
- The law of light that exposes darkness.
- The law of blessings and curses
There are a few more but for this exercise I want to introduce you to one spiritual law that not many people see or know of.
The law of multiplication through death. In John chapter 12 Jesus introduces this spiritual law to us.
John 12:20-26 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
What Jesus is saying here is that when you plant a seed in the ground it dies. Not only does it die but it brings forth a plant that now carries many seeds that looks like the seed that was planted. This is the law of multiplication. Death is not the end it is the beginning of multiplication. Let me expand on this some more.
When Jesus multiplied the bread and fishes before he fed the five thousand it says that: “He took it, He blessed it and He broke it.” Multiplication happened after He took it and blessed it and broke it. See what happens when Jesus had the communion meal with His disciples.
Mark 14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Can you see what is happening here? Jesus is doing something phenomenal. He is about to die. He is about to become a seed that will be planted in the earth(tomb) and through that God will bring forth many seeds that would look just like him. Jesus will be multiplied into the hearts and lives of many men and woman. There is a spiritual law that is beginning to operate in this and it is the law of multiplication through death. You see the enemy thought he killed Jesus but instead he helped to multiply His influence in the world.
Jesus asks his disciples to loose their life. Why would he ask that from them? We are to lay down our life daily and crucify the old man. Why would He ask us to do that? Because in our dying we get to live a life of multiplication. More of Him and less of us. Death is not ending things for us it is multiplying things for us. The enemy comes to kill and steal and destroy but every time I die God multiplies it back to us.
Ever time we partake of the communion Jesus said that we need to do it in remembrance of Him. What do we need to remember? The cross is the place of opposites. Death produces life. Sin is exchanged for righteousness. Curse is revered into a blessing. Opposites meet at the cross. Lack gives way for abundance. Why are we always avoiding pain and opposition? It is the place of increase, promotion and abundance.
I don’t just take bread and wine out of habit. I see what can be released over me and my family. Jesus commanded that we do this as often as we get together. Why have we lacked in so many things? I believe it is because we have lost the understanding of what power the communion carries. Can we get back to some basics and invite Him in as he ever desires to be more in our circumstances.
Today I invite you back in to my life and thank you Lord that you make all things beautiful in its time. Death where is your sting? Jesus removed the power of death to kill and gave it the power to multiply!
