What is the Holy Communion?
The Holy Communion, known also as the Lord’s Supper, Eucharist, or Mass represents the greatest expression of God’s love for His people.
Communion is much more than just a religious tradition in which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of Christ’s death.
It symbolizes everything Jesus did for us at Calvary and the freedom and victory we get to enjoy because of His sacrifice.
Two items are used during Communion:
- The Bread which represents the scourged (badly beaten) and broken body of Jesus – our healing.
- When you eat the bread (representing His body), you are acknowledging the physical and spiritual torment Jesus endured to deliver you from addiction, care, fear, lack, poverty, temptation, worry, and every part of the curse. That includes sickness and disease. Isaiah 53:5.
- The Wine represents the shed blood of Jesus – our salvation.
- When you partake of the cup/wine (representing the Blood of Jesus), you are remembering that Jesus delivered you from sin.
Why Do Believers Partake Of The Holy Communion?
The reason is simple: Jesus told His disciples to celebrate it regularly until He comes again, just as He celebrated it with them shortly before His death.
The Apostle Paul recorded the first Lord’s Supper this way: “The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me’”. 1 Corinthians 11:23-24.
In a similar way, Jesus gave them a cup of wine symbolizing His blood, “which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28). On the night that He was betrayed, Jesus ate His last supper with His disciples. And knowing what He would accomplish through His sacrifice, He instituted the Holy Communion. Luke 22:19–20, 1 Corinthians 11:24–25.
In other words, the Lord’s Supper should always remind us of Jesus’ death for us. He was sinless and didn’t deserve to die—but He willingly took our sins upon Himself, and by His death on the cross He purchased our salvation and wholeness. The Bible says, “The blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin”. 1 John 1:7.
His loving instruction is that we are to remember Him as we partake of the Holy Communion.
Today, when we partake of the bread, we declare that Jesus’s healing power flows through our minds and bodies. And when we partake of the cup, we declare and decree that we are forgiven and are made righteous in Christ.
The blood of Jesus gives us the authority to go boldly into God’s presence to submit our requests. Because of Jesus, God hears our prayers and we can be 100% sure that we will receive God’s mercy and grace in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16.
How Do I Partake Of The Holy Communion?
Holy Communion is not a ritual to observe, but a blessing to receive.
The only requirement for you to take Communion is that you know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. If you haven’t accepted Jesus as your Lord & Savior yet, you can confess your sins and invite Him to be the Lord of your life right now with this prayer.
Prayer of Salvation
Dear God,
I come to You in the Name of Jesus. I admit that I am not right with You, and I want to be right with You. I ask You to forgive me of all my sins. The Bible says if I confess with my mouth that “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I will be saved (Rom. 10:9). I believe with my heart and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is the Lord and Savior of my life. Thank You for saving me!
In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.
Here are 7 tips for taking Communion for healing in your body or a breakthrough in your life:
- There is no special bread or drink required. In the Last Supper, Jesus used whatever He had at the table—bread they were eating at supper, and whatever they were drinking.
- You can take Communion alone, or with a family member or friend.
- You can take Communion every day.
- Taking Communion is appropriating the blood of Jesus over your life, thanking Him for ALL He has done. It isn’t a religious ceremony, so you don’t have to wait for a minister to serve it to you.
- Examine yourself before you take Communion.
- Before we partake, the Bible tells us to examine our hearts. 1 Corinthians 11:28-29.
- Ask God for forgiveness in areas where you’ve missed the mark (strife, unforgiveness, jealousy, envy, hatred, covetousness, fear, worry, unbelief, etc.)
- Partake of the bread, which symbolizes the physical and spiritual torment Jesus bore to redeem us from all areas of the curse. With this in mind, say:
Lord, it’s not right that I suffer from sickness or disease. I judge it now as being from Satan, and I reject it. I refuse to receive it any longer. I partake of the sacrifice of Your Son’s body, and I receive the abundant life that You have provided, in Jesus’ Name.
- Partake of the cup and make this confession:
- Father, I give You thanks for all You have provided for me through the New Covenant in Christ Jesus. I partake of those promises now! I am healed. I am redeemed. I am the head and not the tail. I am above and not beneath. I take the healing You sacrificed to give me, and I thank You and praise You for it, in Jesus’ Name.
- Be settled on the matter. Once you have taken Communion, settle your healing in your heart according to God’s Word. Don’t just hope it is done—know it.
No matter what you may be faced with—sin, sickness, drugs, a weight problem, worry, strife, old habits, or any situation in your finances—you can be delivered through properly receiving the Lord’s Supper. The body and blood of Jesus covers every area of your existence.
Scriptures on The Holy Communion
1 Corinthians 11:23 – 27
23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
Luke 22:19-20
19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Matthew 26:26-28
26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Isaiah 53:5
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.
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