{"id":102,"date":"2020-04-05T09:08:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lancastergospelhall.org.uk\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:29:04","slug":"sunday-5th-april-2020-remember-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastergospelhall.org.uk\/blog\/sunday-5th-april-2020-remember-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 5th April 2020: “Remember Me”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Luke 22:19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And He took bread, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, \u201cThis is my body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of me.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In normal circumstances, we would meet today to remember the\nLord Jesus in His death, because He asked us to. Today, we can\u2019t, and it looks\nas though this will continue for many weeks to come. But it\u2019s still good to\noften ponder that scene in the upper room when the Lord Jesus gathered His\ndisciples around Him, and the things He said to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to focus on that Phrase \u201cin remembrance of me\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two\ndifferent kinds of remembering:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. A passive memory. A conversation:  \u201cDo you remember Great Uncle Bert?\u201d \u201cOh yes,\nI remember him, he went to Australia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. An active memory. A letter from Australia through the\ndoor: \u201cGreat Uncle Bert has remembered me in his will!\u201d (More than remembered,\nhe\u2019s done something about it, given me something!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More examples of remembrance would include Remembrance Sunday; two minutes\u2019 silence pondering the sacrifice made by many in two world wars. More than a memory of those events, something active was done about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. E. Vine\u2019s\nDictionary of New Testament Words:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says Vine: \u201cThe Lord\u2019s\ncommand, a remembrance, was not \u2018in memory of\u2019, but an affectionate calling of\nthe person himself to mind\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

His character, his sayings, his work, what he means to me. Not a figure in history, not a neighbour, but the one who comes alive on the pages of the bible, and who graces our gatherings with His presence. But we aren\u2019t gathering!\u00a0 All the same, \u201cCall Him to mind\u201d says Vine. \u201cRemember me\u201d says the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He walks with me and talks with me along life\u2019s narrow way<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He lives, He lives,\nsalvation to impart<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this is how I know\nHe lives,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He lives within my\nheart.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only when we meet to share the Lord\u2019s Supper, should we remember Him in this intimate way, but often. Is He only in my heart for an hour on Sunday morning? Of course not. Then we need some practice. Conversational prayer would be a good start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0For example, ask godly people, such as evangelists, how they would start talking to someone they want to approach with the gospel. Such people probably live in close touch with the Lord. They would hardly need to \u201ccall the person of the Lord Himself to mind\u201d<\/em>, He would already be there! No\u00a0 doubt they would\u00a0 pray, something brief, like: \u201c Lord how shall I talk to that person?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke 23:40-43<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLord, remember me when you come into your kingdom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are interested in this thief because he was unable (being\nnailed to a cross) to do anything to make up for his crimes before making this\nrequest. So, what he was asking for would have to be free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We think of him sometimes as a lost sheep that the Good\nShepherd snatched from the jaws of death. True, but he was more than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us imagine for a moment: What was it he asked the Lord to remember? …. \u201cme\u201d! Then, was the Lord supposed to think: \u201cOh yes I remember, there was a thief hanging on the next cross! He believed I really was the Messiah, the King who was going to rise from the dead and be the Ruler of Israel. He wanted<\/em> me to remember him for some reason.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course not, it wasn\u2019t that kind of remembering at all, was it? He wanted to be there – <\/strong>In that Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s exactly my basis for hoping to be there too. \u201cMy\nprayer, my only hope is: \u201cRemember me\u201d. The Lord\u2019s response to the thief was\n\u201cToday you will be with me\u201d. His response to me is: \u201cIn my Father\u2019s House are\nmany mansions, I have been to prepare a place for you…that where I am there\nyou may be also\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lord\u2019s remembrance of me is active. He\u2019s done something. How active is my remembrance of Him? Is His Person often in the forefront of my heart and mind? Is there a reserved place prepared for Him there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Luke 22:19 And He took bread, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, \u201cThis is my body which is given for you, do this…<\/p>\n

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