<TITLE>09. Par 49-53</TITLE>L-49 Heavenly Father, we're so glad that we found that true, in our darkest hours or through the sunshine He never leaves nor forsakes. We're so happy for that, that we have--our confidence is built upon nothing less than Jesus' Blood with righteousness. We trust, Lord, not in the fame of this world. We trust. We dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' Name. How we thank Thee, Father.
Now, we are just about to participate in one of the--one of the very few natural articles that You left us. One of them was baptism, the other was communion, and the next was feet-washing. O God, we just enter in solemnly, knowing that this Lamb is the passover Lamb. The--the great wilderness journey laid just ahead of the children. The blood must first be put on the lintel of the door before the paschal lamb could be taken.
God, examine our hearts now. Is the Blood there, Lord? If it's not, we pray that--that You'll apply it just now, taking away our sins and covering them, and they'll be divorced from us, Lord, the sins of this world, that we might be holy and presentable to our Father now as we come to take the--the body and the shed Blood of our Lamb, God's Son, our Saviour. Examine our hearts as we read, Father, and then make us Thine Own. For we ask it in the Name of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. Amen.

L-52 In the Book of--of Corinthians the 11th chapter, I wish to read a few verses; beginning with the 23rd verse I read this. It's Paul speaking to the Corinthian church.
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night... which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had gave thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, and eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, and when he had supped took the cup, but when he had supped... (Excuse me, let me read it over.)
After the same manner he also took the cup, and when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do in remembrance, as oft as you drink this, in remembrance of me.
For as oft as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do shew forth the Lord's death till he come.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
So let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup..
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
For this cause many are sick and weakly among you,... many sleep.
For if we should judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, tarry one for the other.
And if any man hungry, let him eat at home; that you come not together unto condemnation. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

L-53 As I think of this, the most solemn time... It's also written that when this communion was first given out and feet-washing, which we have to omit tonight, because we have no water. The waters are all cut off, and we didn't even have the rest room facilities tonight, because they just had to splice it together the best they could for us to have this service tonight. But we will do as they did, said, I believe Luke stated it, that "They sang a hymn and went out." But do you know what this represents? Do you know, at the beginning when this order was first made in Israel, down in Egypt, they were on their road to the promised land. And that's what we feel like tonight, that we're on the road to the promised land. And the journey lays ahead of us.


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