Communion With God
By Pastor Paul Klusewicz
November 12, 2008

JOHN 1:1-18 (NIV) THE WORD BECAME FLESH

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive Him. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in his name, He gave the right to become children of God, children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testifies concerning Him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.” From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made Him known.”

The Body of Christ is a special unique family and as we come to the communion table we should always remember the sacrifice Jesus made for us on the Cross.

Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus transcends denominations, organizations churches. And although we function as local bodies we know that God is in control of all. Christianity is not a philosophy, it is an absolute belief in the one true God. Hebrews 13:8 (NIV) “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Unfortunately we live in a culture where truth is relative and normal is anything goes.

However these words come right from God: John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” The truth of Jesus Christ is for the whole world. John 3:16 (NIV) "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the truth. Study and reflect on God’s Word and you will always find the truth. God is the creator of the universe. Scientists, evolutionists and others try and dispute this but we stand on the word of God. There is much spiritual darkness in the world.

Even we Christians struggle with the flesh and the Devil and as everyone knows in darkness we tend to grope around. We go to our jobs, have many different social activities, watch TV, and go to sporting events but so many of us lack real direction and meaning in our lives. People need Jesus Christ as the Lord of their lives. At times we tend to keep all the earthly rules but lack true spiritual direction; we are lacking the presence of God in our lives.

Many times we Christians will allow our prejudices and preconceptions to get in the way of our relationship with the Lord. But we should always remember that even though we may get into all kinds of trouble, we can always come back to the Lord; we repent and call upon the Lord and He forgives our sins completely and sets us free to start again.

Lamentations 3:22-24 (NIV) “Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him."

Jesus came at exactly the right time. He broke into history and came out of Love into our humanity. The world had a visitation-this was the incarnation. Jesus is the most notable figure in the world. He is the God man, fully human, fully divine. Jesus the God man who came to take on every last sin of ours, to set us free from our burdens and our addictions, to give us a picture of heaven on earth; and to assure us of a place in the kingdom of heaven for all eternity.

The communion table is all about the glory of Jesus. We rely on and need God’s grace every single day. We celebrate and revel in the glory of God. We are here today because of the grace of God. And in receiving this incredible Grace in our lives we must make this Grace available to others. Jesus is Lord forever and ever. The Lord’s truth will always prevail. We come to the table of grace by faith. It is our love relationship with Jesus that leads us to this table. He gives us every spiritual blessing. Ephesians 1:3 (NIV) “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”

John 10:10 (NKJV) “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

We are truly and absolutely blessed by a loving God. Rest in God and seek Him first in all that you are, in all that you say and in all that you do-John 8:36 (NIV) “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” AMEN!