Acts 2:46 46So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
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then in the early church, Christians would meet each other every day,
either corporately in the temple or from house to house in smaller
groups. And when they met in their homes, the Bible tells us that they
would break bread. That’s the Holy Communion, and they took it every
day!
Now, I am not saying that you must take the Holy Communion every day.
But if you feel led to and you want to, go ahead! The thing about taking
the Holy Communion daily is this: If you are sick, you can be made well
on a gradual basis. This means that you get healthier and stronger from
day to day — first thirtyfold, then sixtyfold, then a hundredfold!
You see, while you can receive healing through the prayer of faith (Mark
11:24), it sometimes puts pressure on you because it requires you to
believe that you receive it all — complete healing — the moment you
pray. There is nothing wrong with the prayer of faith, but you may find
yourself saying, “I must believe I receive it all, now! I must believe I
have it all, now!”
But the Holy Communion allows you to receive a measure of healing every
time you partake in faith, so that you get better and better. The more
you take it, the better you become. There is no pressure to believe that
you receive it all at once. Isn’t God good? He meets you at your level
of faith!
Now, there are cases I know of in our church, in my family and in my own
life, where the manifestation of healing is immediate and complete. If
it happens that way, praise God! But if not, don’t worry. The more you
partake, the better you will become.
I know of people who take the Holy Communion three times a day, just
like they would medicine! Why not? My friend, if you are very sick and
you are diligently taking your medication three times a day, why not
give the Lord’s Supper the same amount of attention? Why not boost your
recovery rate? And the next time you eat the bread and drink the cup,
you may just find your disease totally gone!
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