The next time we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, let’s ponder deeply the meaning of these simple-yet-profound symbols, the bread and the cup — effective reminders of the ultimate sacrifice: Christ’s forfeiting of His life in exchange for ours.
we are in Christ, we are new people! The old ways are gone (or at least dying off) and new desires and choices typify our life: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,” writes Paul, “he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come” II Corinthians 5:17.
If we need to readjust it, if we need to take care of some “business” with God, the apostle John presents this wonderful provision in I John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He [God] is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” I John 1:9.
When you have a meltdown in a relationship and it appears the other party is at fault, just remember: you’re not so hot either! We’re all “huggable and buggable.” That’s why Jesus gave us what we call the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12: “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
If you were an enemy of Christ, if you hated His people, what would you do to hinder the cause of Christ and discourage His people? The most effective way to do it would be to attack and destroy the source from which Christians get their instructions, guidance and encouragement: God’s Word, the Bible.
I think people sometimes find the Bible boring and uninteresting because they don’t know the Author — or if they do, they don’t know His heart! But when the Holy Spirit reveals the heart of God, the pages of Scripture become irresistible. They reveal a fatherly love, a kind-hearted Creator who delights in His children. The Bible is a Father’s letter to His loved children!