Few Christians understand communion. Even fewer have unleashed its power in their lives.
You can open yourself to change and growth as never before and revitalize your spiritual life by reading and applying this article.
The Holy Spirit has revealed that there is more to communion than what is explained in Matthew 26 and I Corinthians 11. (These verses are good guides for your personal communion.)
If you have activated your gift of tongues, pray in the spirit briefly before beginning. Then, ask God to bless the unleavened bread and wine/juice to be (in a very real spiritual sense) the body and blood of Jesus. (Bread and wine of themselves have no power). Matzos or the more easily attainable flat breads with no yeast should be used rather than leavened bread, which brings sin into the communion because of its symbolism. You can even make you own bread without yeast.
Ask that God bless the bread and wine to be the body and blood of Jesus. Partaking of the body of Jesus has many meanings that may be incorporated into your communion prayer. The bread (body) binds us to Jesus, to our brothers throughout all time, into the Father's love, commits us to follow Jesus, allows the Holy Spirit access to our soul and our mind to accept eternity, gives us access to Jesus' nature and helps it grow in us. It shows we belong and that we accept our destiny with God, our change and growth, our freedom in Jesus, our authority in Him, our identity and self-worth in Him and our position as joint-heirs. It demonstrates that we discern the body of Christ, that we are betrothed to Him, inseparably joined to God, and that we are blood brothers. We acknowledge, confess and repent of sin, stand fast in Jesus, follow Him, break free of curses, ask to be filled with the Spirit, partake in the bread of life, accept His call to be resurrected into life, have power to move all things in Him, and we show we are sons who have the ear of our Father.
Almost every communion should include the words, before we break the body, "I reject any curses said against me or by me, in Jesus' name, and I forgive those who have cursed. I forgive myself for anything I did that may have caused those curses to be said." We can also claim any of the many Bible promises. It is vitally important that we claim the covenant(s) as a basis of claiming the promises of the Word. It is also a good idea to call on the name of God that applies in the promise we are claiming as well as to release angels to perform the covenant by speaking out the Word.
When combining covenants and the names, an example would be a request for provision for a desired purpose. Both the covenant with Abraham and the Old and New Covenants contain the promise of prosperity, and the appropriate name would be Yehovah Yireh (or Jireh) in Genesis 22. When needing victory over an attack from the enemy, we can call on Yehovah or Yeshua Nissi, Jesus our Banner or Victory. Speaking out God's names and His Word dispatches warring angels to fight.
We can even hold the two parts of the bread (body) in our hands, as representing the Alpha and Omega who lives in us. In our right hand we can claim the Alpha promises and in our left hand pledge by God's power to follow Jesus as He leads us in His righteousness through the figure eight of infinity (Jesus walked in that way through the two parts of the sacrifice with Abraham in Genesis 15).
The blood gives a seal of protection from Satan's attacks. The early church took the cup in two sips. We should ask (and this can be done in the first sip) for a shield against backlash from Satan or blacklash (a whip-like, sudden attack on our bodies) and a seal over all that we have claimed in the body since the last communion, subject to the Father's will. (Daily communion is a powerful weapon Satan hates.) The blood breaks curses, blood curses, soul ties and bondings, purifies the heart and body, heals the mind, binds and looses, unifies us with other saints, heals wounds, including emotional hurts between brothers and mates, past scars and sins, heals infirmities (Ps. 118:17), opens gates, revives and opens doors to miracles.
The blood is our declaration activator, the healer, the renewal of body and soul, the thirst-quencher, our joy that makes the heart merry, life to us, our seal of hope and of protection against curses, our calling card for growth in Jesus. The blood is a sign of our acceptance of grace, of Jesus' sacrifice for our sins and salvation, a celebration of our unity with God, of the removal of the veil between us and our Father, of our commission, our authority in Jesus, a celebration in the love of God. It is a call on the Holy Spirit to change us, a washing away of our sins, the seal of our salvation and of brotherhood with Jesus.
I Corinthians 10:16 calls it the "cup of blessing." Here are examples of some blessings we can declare at each drink of the small communion glass: freedom; shalom; life - abundant and eternal; the joy of Jesus is our strength; victory over Satan; unity; prosperity; love; "to the Kingdom!"
If you have activated the gift of tongues God offers to every believer, we recommend praying briefly in the spirit at the end of communion. It is also an appropriate moment, time permitting, to sing a song or songs of praise.
Regular, even daily, communion can transform your life!
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