1 Corinthians 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. I. TAKE — 1. Knowingly (ver. 29). (1) What it is in itself: bread (1 Corinthians 10:16). (2) What it represents unto us: the body of Christ. 2. Humbly. Considering — (1) God's greatness that gives. (2) Our vileness that do receive (Isaiah 6:5). 3. Believingly. (1) That Christ is really present with us (Matthew 18:20. (2) Doth really offer His body to us. (3) That if we worthily receive, we are really partakers of all the merits of His death and passion (1 Corinthians 10:16).So that — (a) Our sins shall be pardoned (Matthew 26:28). (b) Our natures cleansed (Acts 3:26). 4. Thankfully. (1) That He was pleased to offer Himself for us. (2) That He is now pleased to offer Himself to us. II. EAT, not take and lay up; not take and carry about; not take and worship; but take and eat. Take and eat bread, but yet My body — 1. With repentance (Exodus 12:8). 2. Faith. 3. Thanksgiving (1 Timothy 4:4, 5). III. USES. 1. Prepare yourselves for this spiritual banquet. 2. Receive it with faith. 3. Feed with thankfulness. 4. Endeavour to get that nourishment from it, as to serve God better hereafter. (Bp. Beveridge.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. |
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