Today's "Grace Inspirations" devotional by Joseph Prince is really intriguing to me!
HEALTHIER, STRONGER EACH DAY
Acts 2:46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple,
and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and
simplicity of heart,
Back then in the early church, Christians would meet each
other every day, either corporately in the temple or from house to house in
smaller groups. And when they met in their homes, the Bible tells us that they
would break bread. That’s the Holy Communion, and they took it every day!
Now, I am not saying that you must take the Holy Communion
every day. But if you feel led to and you want to, go ahead! The thing about
taking the Holy Communion daily is this: If you are sick, you can be made well
on a gradual basis. This means that you get healthier and stronger from day to
day—first thirtyfold, then sixtyfold, then a hundredfold!
You see, while you can receive healing through the prayer of
faith (see Mark 11:24), it sometimes puts pressure on you because it requires
you to believe that you receive it all—complete healing—the moment you pray.
There is nothing wrong with the prayer of faith, but you may find yourself
saying, “I must believe I receive it all, now! I must believe I have it all,
now!”
But the Holy Communion allows you to receive a measure of
healing every time you partake in faith, so that you get better and better. The
more you take it, the better you become. There is no pressure to believe that
you receive it all at once. Isn’t God good? He meets you at your level of
faith!
Now, there are cases I know of in our church, in my family
and in my own life, where the manifestation of healing is immediate and
complete. If it happens that way, praise God! But if not, don’t worry. The more
you partake, the better you will become.
I know of people who take the Holy Communion three times a
day, just like they would medicine! Why not? My friend, if you are very sick
and you are diligently taking your medication three times a day, why not give
the Lord’s Supper the same amount of attention? Why not boost your recovery
rate? And the next time you eat the bread and drink the cup, you may just find
your disease totally gone!
I LOVE the TRUTH that by taking Communion, we are becoming, step by step and moment by moment, more SURE of the healing power of God's presence IN us and in His Word and prayer! We can NEVER go wrong in the REMEMBRANCE of all that HE has done and provied for US! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Remembrance":
Shalom in Him!
