What if every time you took communion, you were sitting before a provision for healing without realizing it was there?
Most Christians have been taught clearly and powerfully about the blood of Jesus, and thank God for the blood. We understand that His blood was shed for the forgiveness of sins, that it established the new covenant, and that through it we have been cleansed, redeemed, and reconciled to God.
But what about His body?
Jesus gave His disciples two elements: the bread and the cup. One sacrifice. One Savior. One finished work. But the blood was shed, and the body was given. If we recognize only the blood, are we receiving only part of what Jesus told us to remember?
For most of my life, I read Paul’s warning about failing to “discern the Lord’s body” without understanding what it meant. Why would Paul connect that failure with weakness, sickness, and even premature death? What could communion possibly have to do with physical healing?
It was only when I began seeking healing for myself and studying the ministries of T. L. Osborn, F. F. Bosworth, and others who helped thousands receive healing that this passage finally came alive. They saw a truth hidden in plain sight throughout Scripture: the sacrifice of Jesus contains provision for the whole person.
Isaiah declared that Jesus bore our sicknesses, carried our pains, and was wounded for our transgressions. Matthew explicitly connects Isaiah’s prophecy to the physical healings Jesus performed. Peter tells us that Christ bore our sins “in His own body on the tree” and that “by His stripes you were healed.” Psalm 103 places both benefits side by side: He forgives all our iniquities and heals all our diseases.
Forgiveness and healing. The blood and the body. The whole table.
In this episode, we explore what it truly means to discern the Lord’s body and why our understanding matters. Faith cannot knowingly receive a provision it has never been taught exists. As T. L. Osborn explained, if believers had been taught about healing as positively as they have been taught about salvation, they would believe for healing in the same way they believe for regeneration.
Communion is not an empty ritual or a funeral service for a Jesus who remains in the grave. It is the proclamation of a finished, victorious work. The elements are not magic, but they place before us something real: the blood of the new covenant and the body in which Jesus bore our sins, sicknesses, infirmities, and pains.
The next time you come to the communion table, do not rush past the bread. Stop. Look at it. Remember what Jesus bore in His body for yours. Honor the blood by receiving forgiveness, and honor the body by discerning the healing provision Christ purchased for you.
The blood was shed for you.
The body was given for you.
Do not remember one and forget the other.
Scriptures discussed
1 Corinthians 11:23–30; Isaiah 53:4–5; Matthew 8:16–17; Matthew 26:28; 1 Peter 2:24; Psalm 103:2–3; John 8:32; Romans 10:17; Romans 8:11; Hebrews 13:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Colossians 1:27.
Resources mentioned
• Healing the Sick by T. L. Osborn
• The healing ministry and teaching of F. F. Bosworth
• The covenant teaching of E. W. Kenyon
• The healing ministry of Lester Sumrall
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