1 Corinthians 11:24 And when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, Take, eat. This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance. Amplified Bible (AMP)
Last week as part of our worship service we celebrated communion. Today's verse is often quoted when partaking of communion. It is a time of reflection and a time to call to memory all that He has done for us. After a week of looking at the examples of how God is gracious to us it is fitting that we should consider how we should remember Him.
Relating to today's verse, Charles Spurgeon writes, "It appears almost impossible that those who have been redeemed by the blood of the dying Lamb, and loved with an everlasting love by the eternal Son of God--could forget their gracious Savior! But if startling to the ear, sadly, it is too apparent to the eye to allow us to deny the crime.
Can we forget Him--who never forgot us!
Can we forget Him--who poured His blood out for our sins!
Can we forget Him--who loved us even to death!
Can it be possible?
Yes, it is not only possible--but conscience confesses that is is too sadly a fault with all of us. Instead of Him being a permanent resident in our memories--we treat Him as a visitor. The cross--where one would expect that memory would linger--is desecrated by the feet of forgetfulness."
We don't need a communion service to remember Him. It is something we should do every day, needing Him every day "as the deer pants for water" (Psalm 42:1). May the Lord be a permanent resident in our lives.
Can we forget Him--who never forgot us!
Can we forget Him--who poured His blood out for our sins!
Can we forget Him--who loved us even to death!
Can it be possible?
Yes, it is not only possible--but conscience confesses that is is too sadly a fault with all of us. Instead of Him being a permanent resident in our memories--we treat Him as a visitor. The cross--where one would expect that memory would linger--is desecrated by the feet of forgetfulness."
We don't need a communion service to remember Him. It is something we should do every day, needing Him every day "as the deer pants for water" (Psalm 42:1). May the Lord be a permanent resident in our lives.
1 Corinthians 11:23-25
English Standard Version (ESV)
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
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