Monday, September 29 – “I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord.” (Psalm 116:13) Cups are used in the Bible to represent wrath, judgment and pain, as well as redemption and forgiveness. We drink from the cup of salvation in communion. Jesus asked for the cup of his crucifixion to pass, in the Garden of Gethsemane. Joseph hid a cup in Benjamin’s bag, which was a cup of judgment. But when the brothers returned, the cup became a cup of forgiveness. What cup are you drinking from today?
Tuesday, September 30 – “Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16) In communion you get to participate in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. You’re invited to eat the bread and drink the cup, in remembrance of what Jesus has done for you. For being with Jesus in a death like his, you’ll be with Jesus in a resurrection like his. But, ultimately, the choice to participate is yours.
Wednesday, October 1 – “It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 31:32) The Passover created a nation; slaves freed from Egypt. Communion creates a people, united in Jesus, remembering and trusting his sacrifice. Jesus didn’t come to start a new religion. Jesus didn’t come in order to do something new. Jesus came to fulfill all the law and the prophets. To be the God that has always been and will always be.
Thursday, October 2 – “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’” (Matthew 26:26) Jesus came and lived as one of us. Jesus gave his life for the salvation of the world, on the cross. All of which means nothing to you, unless you reach out and “Take and eat”. You have an invitation to open the gift that Jesus has given. Nobody can “Take and eat” for you. It’s your choice. Your participation is totally up to you.
Friday, October 3 – “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” (Mark 14:25) Jesus isn’t saying that he will never drink anything again, until we all meet up in Heaven. For we know that Jesus ate meals with the disciples, post resurrection. Jesus is saying that there’s now no need to celebrate the Passover again, until we’re all together in Heaven. For, because of Jesus, we’ve all been given the gift of forgiveness of sins, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit and an eternal life in Heaven. You’ve been set free from your slavery to sin and death.
Saturday, October 4 – “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” (1 Corinthians 11:26) Celebrating communion is an act of faith. It’s a proclamation of what you believe. Not just something that you do, during a worship service. In celebrating communion, you declare your faith in who Jesus was, is and will be. You proclaim his death, his resurrection, his grace, his love and everything that this means in your life, right here, right now.
Tuesday, September 30 – “Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16) In communion you get to participate in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. You’re invited to eat the bread and drink the cup, in remembrance of what Jesus has done for you. For being with Jesus in a death like his, you’ll be with Jesus in a resurrection like his. But, ultimately, the choice to participate is yours.
Wednesday, October 1 – “It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 31:32) The Passover created a nation; slaves freed from Egypt. Communion creates a people, united in Jesus, remembering and trusting his sacrifice. Jesus didn’t come to start a new religion. Jesus didn’t come in order to do something new. Jesus came to fulfill all the law and the prophets. To be the God that has always been and will always be.
Thursday, October 2 – “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’” (Matthew 26:26) Jesus came and lived as one of us. Jesus gave his life for the salvation of the world, on the cross. All of which means nothing to you, unless you reach out and “Take and eat”. You have an invitation to open the gift that Jesus has given. Nobody can “Take and eat” for you. It’s your choice. Your participation is totally up to you.
Friday, October 3 – “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” (Mark 14:25) Jesus isn’t saying that he will never drink anything again, until we all meet up in Heaven. For we know that Jesus ate meals with the disciples, post resurrection. Jesus is saying that there’s now no need to celebrate the Passover again, until we’re all together in Heaven. For, because of Jesus, we’ve all been given the gift of forgiveness of sins, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit and an eternal life in Heaven. You’ve been set free from your slavery to sin and death.
Saturday, October 4 – “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” (1 Corinthians 11:26) Celebrating communion is an act of faith. It’s a proclamation of what you believe. Not just something that you do, during a worship service. In celebrating communion, you declare your faith in who Jesus was, is and will be. You proclaim his death, his resurrection, his grace, his love and everything that this means in your life, right here, right now.
You try to eat right. You drink plenty of water. you exercise. don't forget your spirit - feed it!
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