"For a Memorial”

That night in Egypt was to be kept in perpetual remembrance by the people of Israel. That it might never be forgotten, the Passover was to be observed annually as a feast to Jehovah throughout their generations. "Ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever." Ex. 12:14. There is a dangerous tendency in the human heart to forget, particularly in matters relating to God.
The Lord's Supper comes to mind here. The Savior was on the eve of death when He instituted it. His wonderful course on earth was ending, and He was about to undergo the supreme anguish of Calvary. Only by His death could atonement be effected and salvation be made possible for sinful men. Yet even One so divinely unique as He, and a sacrifice so stupendous as the sacrifice of Himself, would be in danger of being forgotten by His own. Accordingly He gave to His disciples first the bread, and then the cup, saying, "This do in remembrance of Me." Luke 22:19, 20.
Years after His return to heaven's glory, the Holy Spirit reiterated His words in 1 Cor. 11:23-25, adding.
"as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till He come." Thus during the whole period of His absence on high, the Lord's Supper remains with the Church as the memorial of her once-slain Lord and Savior. The absurdity of encouraging any to partake thereof who have no saving knowledge of Christ should be apparent, for how can I recall to remembrance a person I have never known?
W. Fereday