Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Do This in Remembrance (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

Today's scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

 “Do this in remembrance of Me …”

In just a little over a week, we will celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior—something we should certainly celebrate every single day. We Christ-followers follow another solemn tradition when we take part of communion or the Lord’s Supper.

Like many things, however, we may take this event for granted. Some churches have communion monthly or quarterly or as the Spirit leads. However often we partake, we must remember what eating of the bread and drinking of the wine really means.

We are remembering how Jesus was willing to experience the horrifying pain of a broken body and how His blood was spilled to save us from our sins. Thorns in His head. A cat o’ nine tails ripping apart His back.

For you. For me.

And so when we eat a bit of bread or a piece of cracker, we should do so with gratitude and humility. And when we sip the wine or juice, our hearts should break as we remember what He did for us.

Let’s never take the Lord’s Supper for granted. Let it never be just another ritual or tradition.

Rather, let us always do so in remembrance of our Lord and Savior.

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