Do This in Remembrance of Me

It is a common joke among Christians that the Sunday School answer is always Jesus. Many remember the middle school boy who came out of his day dream only to realize the teacher had asked him a question. So he says, “Jesus,” hoping the question was “Who is the Son of God” when in fact it was, “How many plagues came upon Egypt?” The best of these boys, in the circumstances, goes on to explain the intricate relationship between the number ten and Jesus.

This Sunday School answer trope has stayed with us because Jesus really is the answer to our fundamental problems. But it is one thing to remember Jesus in a daydream and another to remember Him on Tuesday morning when the anxiety fit is setting in. Remembering Christ can sound trite because we are so good at remembering Christ tritely. Calling to mind the Lord of the universe sounds like an abstract exercise becuase we so often call Him to mind abstractly.

But when our Lord inistituted this table, He said, “Do this in rememberance of me.” He no doubt understood our weakness. He was aware that we would easily forget Him. And He understood we would attempt to be think of Him like a Buddhist monk sits idlely thinking of his thoughts. 

So in order that we would learn the more excellent way, Jesus gave us real bread to eat and real wine to drink; and He told us to remember Him in the feasting. 

Learn to do this in rememberance of Christ and you will be freed from that pesky problem of trying to live in the past, or live in the future, or worst of all live in that daydream in your head. It is far better to live in the moment, eating real bread, drinking real wine, remembering the real Christ. So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

The post Do This in Remembrance of Me appeared first on REFORMATION & REVIVAL.