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Assistants and the Lord’s Supper
- 29
- Aug
- 2013
This week a colleague of mine, another Pastor’s wife, suggested for me to write an article about how the Assistants should serve the Lord’s Supper.
Many, sadly, over time, because it becomes something common they are carried away by the regularity and therefore prepare, serve and even participate in any way, like if it was a ritual.
Many Assistants in the beginning had the greatest reverence when they thought of the Lord’s Supper. They took care of their appearance, took special care when tying back their hair, they painted their nails with simple nail polish, used make-up, and prepared their uniform with love so that everything can be perfect on that special day. The one who prepared the elements did it with great care and concern and would be the first to arrive at church. Before preparing the bread and the grape juice she presented her life before God. Then she washed her hands put on gloves and a hair net so that everything was done in a sanitized way. Everything that was done at that Holy moment was done with much fear and reverence.
Today, this article is for each one of us to examine ourselves on how we look at the Lord’s Supper. Has it become a mere tradition in our lives? A custom? Your immediate response might be: ” Oh no … no way … ” But please, stop and think about it: What does the Lord’s Supper mean to you?
Both the Assistant who prepares it and the one who serves it have in their hands the body and blood of Christ. It’s so serious, so deep. Look at what a responsibility it is to serve the Supper of Christ. Sanctification has to be on high and you must be careful of what kind of conversation you hold at that moment. We know that many while preparing the Lord’s Supper talk about subjects that have nothing to do with what they are doing at the time. It’s necessary to take into account not only the physical details, but especially your inner being. Listen to what the word of God says:
“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. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.” (I Co. 11:27-29)
When is it that I eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner?
– When my conduct is stained with sin. I have already spoken here several times that sin involves religiousness, disguised hypocrisy, thoughts of self sufficiency and so on… Remember that we’re not talking about visible sins, but about those that are hidden.
Dear Assistants, let’s take time to exam ourselves before preparing, serving and mainly participate in the Lord’s Supper because we may be on our way to condemning ourselves.
My advice to all the Assistants is:
On the day of the Lord’s Supper do everything with a lot of commitment and care especially within. That’s also an offering to your God.
Tell me what you think about this article. Your comments are important because it reveals your thoughts.
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Siphosethu
28th July 2015 at 11:47
Thank you for sharing the blog Mrs Vivi
It is helpful in a way that it leaves me thinking about how am I presenting myself before the Lord. What is left for me to do now is to examine myself and fix whatever I am not doing right before God, be it spiritually or physically.
Tsoakae
27th July 2015 at 19:42
Thank you Mrs Viviane for reviving our soul.To me its like I can add more and more of the love of my God eveytime when participating Lord Supper.Believing that with His body and the blood we are always renewed delivered if there can be something evil in our bodies strengthen us more to look forward encourages us to look for everyday better life physcically and spiritually.Lord is evrything in our lives.Everyday when we eat and drink we accept Him as everything we need and live for.
Priciscilla
27th July 2015 at 13:29
I agree with you Mrs Viv, The Lord supper is so sacred that we cannot treat it just any how.When the Pr announce the Lord supper it is for us to start working on concercrating ourselves and to ask God to cleanse us from our sins and prepare us for the preparation,serving and partaking on the Supper. It so crucial because these two elements marks the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus that He gave for us to be SAVED today.Thank you again for reminding us on this subject that is so but so very important.