It is worth receiving the Lord’s Supper frequently:
to be grafted into our Vine.
For years now, you’ve received monthly reminders why regular worship is so very important for you. One of the reasons is that in worship you get the opportunity regularly to receive Holy Communion. In fact, the more Christians ponder it, the more they treasure this sacred Sacrament. Chiefly, the Lord’s Supper has inestimable value because it offers the forgiveness of our sins. With that pardon comes further blessing. Holy Communion actually serves to graft us branches more firmly into our Vine. In John 15, Jesus calls himself the true Vine, and us his branches, and Jesus promises that – so long as we remain in him – we will also bear much fruit for him. Refreshed with the life-giving sap of Jesus’ gospel message, we Christian branches want to deliver plenty of produce for Christ. And how is it that we remain in Jesus, so as to accomplish that? Holy Communion is one good answer. In the Lord’s Supper, we receive Christ’s true body into our body, and his true blood becomes a part of our bloodstream. So, by way of this bread and grape wine, the Holy Spirit grafts us most firmly into our divine grapevine. It’s another reason to come to worship this week—and to receive Lord’s Supper frequently!
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5