I was reading our daily bible reading and we have these two passages from Leviticus and Matthew. The first focuses on the holiness of the offering that was to be used for the sin offering. It could be eaten by those who were holy. However, it could not be eaten if it was used for atonement in the Holy place. It would have to be burned with fire (Leviticus 6:24-30). The second passage is the account of Jesus instituting the Lord’s Supper. He instructs his disciples to eat the bread and drink the cup of the new covenant (Matthew 26:26-29).
Each Sunday, we come together to eat the bread and drink the cup. We read about the holiness of the offering in Leviticus. Holy does not just mean special or pure. Holy means set a part or dedicated to God. The priests had been sanctified to serve God. They were allowed to participate in eating the parts of the offering that were not used in the Holy Place.
Questions:
How much more special is the sacrifice of Jesus for the atonement of our sins? How holy is the bread and the cup that we take each Sunday? How blessed are we to be the priests of God that can now participate in the Lord’s Supper? How much preparation is made in our lives to take Holy Communion? Do we profane the Lord’s Supper by not taking it when the Lord’s Church gathers together? Do we profane it by not getting our lives right with God and each other? What do you think?
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Just as the priests were sanctified, we are sanctified, in a constant preparation for eternal life. If we are not in a preparation all week for the Lord’s Supper on Sunday it can become a ritual instead of a meaningful worship celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.