If it’s always been somewhat of a mystery to you what you are supposed to think about and pray about when you are taking Communion, this may clear things up.   We are told in 1 Corinthians 11:28-29, to “let a man examine himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.  For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks JUDGMENT to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly.  For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep (have died).”

This has been a source of worry for many Christians, who have read this to mean that we must all do extreme self-introspection during Communion, judging our inward man and confessing our sins before we partake of the grape juice and the bread, OR ELSE!    But what if I miss a sin, or my mind is cluttered with other things that day?   Should I not take communion?

First off, as a side note, we need to discuss that our judgment for SIN has been PAID!  For our sins are washed away by Jesus’ sacrificial death, and our acceptance of his payment for these sins on our behalf.  All sins are forgiven; past, present and future.  If we abide in Him, then God now sees us as righteous. For, “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin our on behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”  2 Cor. 5:21

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Definition of a MIGHTY MAN What distinguishes one man as a Mighty Man in the Kingdom of Heaven? Well, it’s the result truly of many choices all along the way so it would be too easy to oversimplify it by a single statement. That being said, I do believe I can capture the essence of it. Two operative words come to mind. Humility, and Submission. To know that there is a God (and I am not Him) is the beginning of Wisdom. But the most important aspect is that of an autonomous being relinquishing his self-will to His God.

God's eyes search to and fro over the face of the earth looking for one man who will believe, receive, and act upon His Word. Only then can His power flow through as it’s meant to flow to the world around us. A mighty man is a man who has come to terms with himself. He is a prisoner in chains to His God. He is a “vessel of dishonor” who has laid down his arms and opened his heart. Like it or not, we have everything in the world to do with the degree to which God may act within our world, as we are the conduit for His blessings. The Holy Spirit does not force Himself on anyone. If there is no willing vessel, by and large the work simply does not get done for yet another generation.

A mighty man is one who rejoices in his infirmities, for it is through his weakness that God's strength is manifest. A man that maintains self will, and debates with God, and requires things of His God, as if His God owed him something is not and cannot be a mighty man. Whether we like it or not, all men, all Christian men are not equal. There is good, and there is great, and they are not the same.

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