Mar 29

1 Corinthians 11:27-29
Memorise 1 Corinthians 11:28
“…take heed to the ministry…”

Having learnt about the great significance of the Lord’s Supper, we know that it is definitely not something to be taken lightly. It is something that we must approach it with the utmost sobriety and seriousness. First and foremost, the prerequisite of everyone who comes before the Lord’s table is that he must be born again. Only when we have called upon Christ to be our personal Lord and Saviour can we claim the benefits of His death. Therefore, a severe warning is given to anyone who eats of the bread and drinks of the cup “unworthily” i.e. without yet having been cleansed by the blood of Christ – he “shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord”, and he “eateth and drinketh damnation to himself”.

If you have indeed been born again, the next step to make sure you are prepared for the Lord’s Supper is to “examine [yourself]”. What sins have you committed in the past week/month? In what ways have you fallen short of God’s standard? How has your spiritual walk been? How much have you grown in your faith and knowledge of God? In what ways have you shown the love of God to those around you? Now, the purpose of this self-examination is not so that you can say, “Oh no, I have been so sinful, I am therefore not worthy to partake of the Lord’s Supper and should abstain from it”. Rather, the process of examining yourself should provoke you to confess and repent of whatever sins that you are still willfully clinging on to; to desire an ever closer walk with the Lord; to grow in your thirst and knowledge for things of eternal value. Then will you be able to come before the Lord’s table with a clear conscience, knowing that, although you were once lost in sin, the blood of Christ has cleansed you from all unrighteousness, and continues to effect the work of sanctification in your life even as you grow in your faith.

Dear teen, even if you do not currently take the Lord’s Supper, you are equally able to examine yourself on a regular basis. A good time is to do so is during the Lord’s Supper service, which our church conducts monthly. Do take the time to reflect on your walk with God, and may it spur you on towards an ever closer walk with Him.

Thought: Each Lord’s Supper is a time for me to draw closer to God.
Prayer: Lord, grant me spiritual sight to be able to examine myself.