In remembering the Lord as He has asked us to do, we fulfill our Lord’s specific request, “This do in remembrance of Me.” Our Lord desires that we remember Him in His death by partaking of His Supper at His table, and it is our common privilege to do this on His day. In this issue we focus on this remembrance.
When we preach the gospel, we serve Him. When we partake of His Supper, we do it just unto Himself in fulfillment of His personal desire, and this makes it the greatest privilege we have on earth. In heaven in Revelation 5 we will continue our remembrance of Him — “in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as slain.” Our remembrance of Him now in His death is a foretaste of our occupation with Him “in the midst” as the Lamb freshly slain. Himself and His work by His death will be the central theme of our hearts throughout eternity.
May the occupation of our hearts and consciences with this remembrance in this issue stir our souls to give this collective activity the priority and esteem that He deserves. May we come before Him with our hearts full and our “alabaster boxes” full of precious ointment to pour upon Him with its sweet fragrance ascending to God for His pleasure.