Holy Communion

Holy Communion is one that is always exercised whenever we fellowship in the real sense of the word (fellowship).

The religious cults exhibit this in the symbolism they exercise when they break bread (some leavened others unleavened) while others turn this into a meal and a celebration. All this is not the thing but a symbol of the real thing.

The Lords Table (fellowship at the throne of the Lord) or Holy Communion (as we call it) is not about EATING but about: DECISION, ATTITUDE, ACTION, and PREPARATION.

Let me simplify it: when Jesus sat down with his disciples at night, it was a tense evening. He was about to die, and his death was to be caused by two elements: 1. FOR and 2. BECAUSE.

He was going to die FOR the sin of this world (human race key) and secondly, he was going to die BECAUSE the sinner he had come to die for, was about to BETRAY his savior.

Reality: Whenever we fellowship at church or wherever you are gathered concerning worship business; have this in focus: the body-bread and blood-wine (his being and life) of Jesus was taken to eternal death for the survival and salvation of yours. You can choose to be ritualistic (conduct a holy communion at church or at home) about it or not as long as you seriously in a distinguished manner (psychologically or practically) recognize and appreciate this.

Judah Iscariot is a symbol of all sinners like me who always have private fellowship with Jesus every day including the public fellowship every weekend but get stuck to our intentions of betraying him, even after he has directly asked us not to. The lord’s table ought to be an INTENTION REVIEW MEETING. Whenever we fellowship on this table, our ill-intentions ought to be dropped. You do not fellowship with the lord and go back to the same sinning mission. But we all do the ritual and go out to fulfill our wills as Judah did. Those of you who are that sinful like me and Judah Iscariot just observe the symbol but not the REALITY (fulfillment).

The second symbol on this table that should materialise into reality is The kneeling Lord washing the dirty sinful slave’s feet. When Jesus cleaned their dusty feet, he was doing the work of a slave/servant. When we gather in church or at our gatherings and we the leaders wash the feet of those they lead, the rich wash the poor, etc. It is not what Jesus intended. I have heard many pastors telling people not to wash the feet of their friends or equals etc. Whatever you do, whether the honorables wash and bath the feet of the peasants or not, it is still s symbol. We must shift from the symbol this the reality.

Here is the reality: Christ was the clean taking care of the dirt of the dirty people. Christ was the rich solving the problems of the poor. Christ was the great making the mediocre great again. The lord’s table is a commitment to make someone’s life better. You look around and see those who you are better than and make their lives better than they are. Sometimes at the Lord’s table, the person you pray with (dual sets) has prayer requests that do not need God but yourself. The reality of the Lord’s table is God’s great men and women making others great too.

Thirdly, at the Lord’s table, all theology must point to Jesus, all generosity and worship must focus on the focal point who is none other than JESUS CHRIST. Everything is about Jesus and not any other business. The church (or any fellowship/gathering) must not have on its agenda something like A.O.B (any other business). So before your fellowship attempts the LORD’S TABLE, it must look into its program and throw out everything institutional that has nothing to do with the gospel, however appealing it might be to society or useful to institutional growth.

Now that is the reality of the Lord’s Table (or what we call the HOLY COMMUNION).

Now you know few people (if any) have really fellowshipped properly in the holy communion. Many of us just wait for that holy communion service, act spiritual and then go back to our routine. Trust me, if you don’t move towards where the symbol points you to, you will never get there.

Like I have always said:

CHRISTIANITY IS DIFFICULT BUT RELIGION IS EASY. AND HERE IS THE REASON: RELIGION IS A SYMBOL, CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY. RELIGION IS A SHOW, CHRISTIANITY IS A SCENE.

Question: What about what my village church leader used to announce preparation for holy communion and coming to the table “prepared” even today it’s done, is it ok?

Answer: That church leader (in village or town/urban) was right in two aspects:

Since to them, it was a symbolic day or occasion everyone should dress and act accordingly to the party. And once it goes, it takes its preparation with it.

He also might have been right if he meant, preparing to change, to reform, to break down every sin the saints have put in place since the last holy communion. If the church uses this as a spiritual cleansing (day of atonement kind) then you ought to come prepared to drop the second wife/husband, drop your crooked business dealings, drop your hate, revenge, drop your addiction, etc.

He would be right if he means that.

But if he meant that you prepare yourself to be for communion with God, then he is wrong since the Lord’s Table is a stinking dining table. It stinks because the only clean thing/person on it is the host, but all the guests are stinking, too smelly that even the host (Jesus) is victimized. So it is a table where you come as you are but ought to leave a different person.

God bless you.
I Invoke TRUTH, KNOWLEDGE, and BELIEF.
I am Pastor Isaiah White. T. THE GOSPEL HAWKER
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