The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-03-10

broken for you; this do in remem-
brance of me-" And then He took a
cup of wine, and after giving thanks.
He gave the cup to His disciples and
| said those wonderful words of pro-
mise, Drink We all of it; for this
is my blood of the covenant, which
is poured out for many unto remis-
sion of SINS"
In the institution of the Lords
Supper Jesus displayed again the
closely to all of US. He wanted not
So He asked His disciples to perform
bread and drinking the cup of wine
sacrament of the Lords Supper has
the centuries that have passed since
that time. and today we approach the
Communion table with reverence and
deep thankfulness for that for which
it stands.
Jesus needed no commemoration
service to live in the hearts and lives
of the people after His death. His
spotless life, His wonderful message
of eternal life, His sacrificial death
on the cross, and His resurrection
from the dead make Him our Savior
and ever-present companion and
guide. The Lords Supper was insti-
tuted as an actual real thing, to
which we can tie our faith, and
which is a constant reminder that He
died, sacrifice on the cross, for the
remission of our sins.
The longing to be remembered after
we are gone is common to all Of US,
and while we may feel that we can
live on in the memories of our friends
because of what we were and the life
that we lived, yet we have that desire
to tie. up that memory to something
tangible, something material and real.
And how we treasure the trinkets
and personal mementos of our loved
ones who have passed on. They &C.
cupy a sacred place in the treasure
house of our most valued possessions,
and we would not part with them for
thousands.
Jesus had just this human longing
to be remembered through the years
by those for whom He was to die.
But He had no small token, no mem
ento of Himself, that could be passed
on from generation to generation to
carry the message and spirit of His
life. So He gave to His disciples
and to the world of believers in Him
this beautiful bit of expressive SYM
bolism, that has been known ever
since that time as the Lords Supper.
And how it has been cherished by
Christians everywhere as the central
ceremonial of their faith! The beau
tiful simplicity of the service, the
tragic circumstances under which it
was established, the wonderful pro-
mise it holds out to those who for
sake the world of unbelief and enter
into the Christian faith, has made an
irresistible appeal, and everywhere
throughout the entire world, wherever
a band of followers loyal to the Mas
ter are gathered together, the sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper is celebrat-
ed. The observance of this memorial
service is regarded as sacred trust
that Jesus has committed unto us,
and as perpetual obligation that Is
due from US to Him.
The supper ended with Jesus great
prophecy of future happiness togeth-
er in the kingdom: II shall not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the VINE,
until that day when l drink 1t now
with you in my Fathers kingdom
Through the gloom of that solemn
hour in the upper room there in Jerus-
alem, Jesus could see the glowing
light of another day in His Fathers
kingdom; beyond the cross He could
see eternal life. A mervelous promise
is contained in that short sentence, a
promise that brightens the whole
horizon of our lives. 1t is as though
We've seen the darkness break into
the rainbow's fringed delight, we
know that starlight spatters on the
clouds above the Storm"
The Golden Text: GAS often as we
eat this bread, and drink this cup, we
proclaim the Lords death till he
come" l Cor. 11:26.