Saturday Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-29
Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 11:26
26 For "as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you show" the Lord's death until He shall come.
Devotion:
Paul here remembers what Christ did at the last supper and reminds us
of that same fact giving us visible signs so that we can bring those
memories to our minds. Christ took bread and broke it saying that we
should remember His body that was taken and broken for us. He also took
the cup and said we should remember His blood being shed. Then he
reminds us that as often as we do eat bread and drink, we will do so
with remembrance of Him; and then adds that we need to continue to do
this until He comes to take us home.
Just as we have been given instructions of what we should and should
not do through the commandments and laws, Christ also gave us tasks to
do that would make sure that we can remember Him always. These things
are here to keep fresh in our minds what Christ has done for us, not
just the fact that He has suffered and died for us, but for the fact
that Christ has promised us that He will stand for us when we should
face God for our sins. We celebrate His grace each time we remember His
death. We give Him all the glory each time we remember what He has
accomplished for us and that is why we need to do it always. Each time
we do so we also need to remember that we are renewing our promise to
God that we are giving Him the glory but that we are also doing what we
can to not allow sin into our lives.
God can give us the power to overcome sin. God can protect us from
evil. God can guide us. We are the ones that have to believe in Him,
trust His power, go to Him for protection, listen to His guidance and
to make sure that we do so willingly and with remembrance for all that
He has done! Doing this means strengthening our relationship with Him;
this means that we must be doing our bit to ensure that we continue in
His will and not mans will.
Points to Ponder:
How often do you think about what Christ has done for you?
Are you continuing to uphold your promises to God?
