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Using the television as an example of something that can allow the world’s darkness to enter our lives, let’s say I sat down and watched a program that I knew I should not have watched. By doing so, I opened my mind and heart to ungodly images and words. I was convicted by the Spirit of God not to watch the show in the first place, yet I did anyway. So I went to God and confessed that what I did was wrong, and I repented for having disregarded the Holy Spirit’s warning. But let’s say this has been a recurring issue in my life, so to settle it once and for all, I get a Communion cup and some bread and set them on a table in front of the TV set. First, I judge myself—I don’t condemn myself—dead to sin (1 Corinthians 11:31-32). Galatians 2:20 says, “I am crucified with [the Anointed One, Jesus]: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but [the Anointed One, and His Anointing] liveth in me....” After I judge myself as dead to sin, I take the bread and the cup—the body of Jesus broken for me, which established a covenant before God’s throne of grace...the blood of Jesus shed for me to eradicate, remit and remove all my sin—and I take those elements into my body. Now watch this. I then purposely set those elements on the table between me and the television. Why? Because it helps me to visualize what actually exists in the spiritual realm. A ratified blood covenant is between me and sin. So there’s a wall between the TV and me. The blood covenant of God, in the person of Jesus, has stepped in between the TV and me, which represents sin. The sin I’ve been delivered and cleansed from. That means, if I were to choose to sin again, I would have to cross that line. I would have to cross the bloodline. It also means, now that I’ve repented, the TV program is no longer between God and me. Sin cannot remain between us. Sin—and all its guilt and condemnation—can no longer lord it over me. A wall has been built, and I’m on God’s side and He’s on mine, and together, we’re against the sin. A Wall of Power The Communion table can be a powerful force in our lives. It’s what made the difference in the life of Smith Wigglesworth. Mr. Wigglesworth was not bold because he tried to be bold. His boldness came from the fact that his identity was no longer that of a poor, uneducated boy from northern England. His identity was hidden in the Anointed One, Jesus, and in His Anointing. Once Mr. Wigglesworth began building a wall with bread and the cup, he never gave another thought to himself. He only thought about Jesus. His covenant with God was constantly on his mind, influencing everything he said and did. You just don’t show up at a funeral, as Mr. Wigglesworth once did, and drag a dead body out of its casket and command it to walk—and it come to life and walk—without having taken Communion that morning. In fact, you’d better have that bread and cup with you all day if you want that kind of boldness! Jesus said, “Every time you do this, you remember Me.” When you and I remember Jesus, through the bread and the cup, we build a wall of righteousness. We build a wall of Jesus’ righteousness that stands between us and sin. It determines what we say and do. It determines the amount of power in our lives. If you desire to see God move mightily through you this year, take Communion frequently, and build yourself a wall. Develop a greater sense of honor for the blood and body of Jesus. Take the bread and the cup...and remember Jesus. V WATCH VIDEO: Brother Copeland shares more about the importance of partaking in Communion. kcm.org/communion * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *********** ADVERTISEMENT *********** grades 6-12 March 11-14 GROW 14forty spring retreat 2018 Lakeview Camp, Waxahachie, Texas 14forty.com ********************************************** 26 : BVOV

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