Those Who Judge Themselves Daily Can Break Bread

You know that the, in the letters to the churches, we see that the Corinthian Christians were the most carnal, the most childish, and the least among those who had grown spiritually and it's interesting that some of the amazing chapters in the Bible like 1 Corinthians 13 about love is found in 1 Corinthians and about breaking of bread explained only in Corinthians, it's not explained anywhere else. So let's take it seriously, 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 27, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, now you need to understand what that means. Am I worthy? Nobody's worthy.

In heaven they sing, Lord thou alone art worthy. So none of us are worthy to take part in the Lord's table. Please remember that number one.

But here he's not talking about that, he's talking about in an unworthy manner. That means the way we take part, not whether we are worthy or not. In what way do I take part in an unworthy manner? That's what I need to understand because otherwise it says I'm guilty.

What does it mean to be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord? In plain English that means you are guilty of crucifying Christ all over again. You're guilty of taking the hammer and hitting the nails into his hand. Really? What is it Lord that makes me guilty of that? Well, I don't know all the answers, but I know how to get out of it, how to escape that judgment and that is let a man, verse 28, examine himself and eat that bread and drink that cup.

In other words, I must judge myself, verse 31, rightly, then I will not be judged. 1 Corinthians 11 31 has been a guideline for my life. I'll tell you why, because in the final day, I don't want to be judged.

I want to get zero judgment when I stand before Christ, zero. I don't even want one thing to be against me. And here's a promise, we will not be judged if I judge myself rightly today.

And you know, the number of times the Lord says don't judge other people. And we take that lightly, but you should not take it lightly because there's a tremendous tendency in us to see the faults of others and to judge others and to even blame others for what we did. We all know what was the sin of Eve.

What did she do? She disobeyed God and took from the tree which the Lord told her not to eat from. How many of you can tell me what is the first sin that Adam committed? Yeah, he ate of the tree like he ate what Eve gave her. But then what did he do? I want to show you that in one Genesis chapter 3. After he had eaten, the Lord came into the garden and he did not, he, God knew very well that it was Eve who caused all the problem.

She was the one who took the fruit first. Have you ever thought why God didn't go to Eve first? Hey, you're the one who took, he didn't go to Eve. He went to Adam because he was Eve's head and he's the one who should have stopped Eve.

But like many husbands who do not take the headship of the home, Adam was the first husband who did not take the headship of the home. He allowed his wife to do a stupid foolish thing that affected all of humanity and he just sat there and with his mouth open and gaped. The first, we can say, henpecked husband in history who allowed his wife to run the show.

A warning to all husbands, don't let your wife disobey God in your house. So that's why God went to Adam, he never asked Eve any question till he first asked Adam. Then he went to Eve.

Did you do this? And look at Adam's reply in Genesis chapter 3 verse 11, he asked Adam, did you eat the tree I told you not to eat? And look at his answer, pointing the finger, he's not judging himself. This woman gave it to me, number one, and don't forget, you're the one who gave me this wretched woman. That is how Adam behaved.

There you see right from the beginning of the human race, pointing the finger at the wife or it could be the husband. This guy who you gave me to be my husband or this woman who gave me to be my wife, it's as old as Adam, this blaming somebody else instead of judging ourselves. When Jesus died on the cross, he had no finger to point at anybody, they were both, all fingers were nailed to the cross, he could not point a finger at anybody.

And when you're nailed to the cross, you'll be like that, you will judge yourself. Jesus, who had no sin in his life, took the blame for the sins of all humanity. We all say we follow Jesus, but sometimes we can't even take the blame for our own sin.

Or we don't even seek to ask ourselves, Lord, is there something wrong in me? We who have sharp eyes to see the faults in others. So remember this, brother, sister, breaking of bread is a very good time to judge ourselves rightly so that in the final day we will not be judged. I've taken it very seriously, and not only on the time when I break bread once a month, but God is my witness that every day of my life, since many, many years now, I judge myself.

Lord, did I say something today? Not only once a day at night, but during the day also, was there something today I said not in a good way to someone, or did I inwardly judge someone? Did I inwardly judge my wife or any of the brothers in the church? Just in my thoughts, I don't even want to do that. Why don't I want to do that? Because in the final day, when I stand before Jesus Christ, I want Jesus to say, Zach, no judgment for you. I want that more than anything else.

That is why I take that verse 1 Corinthians 11 31 very seriously, and I've taken it, God is my witness for many years, and it has changed my life. And breaking a bread is just another occasion to remind ourselves to judge ourselves and nobody else, not even your wife, not even your husband. This is the opportunity to remind you not just to judge yourself right now, but to judge yourself every day of your life from today onwards.

If you have not done it, develop this habit, just like you eat food every day. Lord, I want to judge myself every day. Is there a day when you don't eat food? There should not be a day when I don't judge myself.

And I'm speaking only what I've practiced. May God help us.