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READ: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
LISTEN: 1 Corinthians 11

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26

This weekend, we celebrated communion as a church community. Communion is a tangible corporate reminder of Jesus’s finished work. The bread and cup represent Jesus’s broken body and shed blood for the forgiveness of sins. Taking it together symbolizes what Jesus did for his people and affirms faith in what he accomplished. When a church sets aside time to obey Jesus by taking communion, believers “proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” Communion declares who Jesus is, what he did for his church and what he will do when he returns.

Communion is an opportunity to obey Jesus by remembering his death together. We join thousands of years of Christians in this simple step of obedience. We’re a busy culture. We don’t spend much time reflecting on the past, let alone events that happened 2,000 years ago. If a photo doesn’t automatically pop up as a memory in our digital feed, we are unlikely to think about it. So, communion is not an empty religious ritual. Nor is it something we do to earn grace. Communion slows us down to remind us of the life God offers because of Jesus. It is God’s love poured out on the cross that we remember and celebrate. Communion also gives us a moment to mindfully recommit to following Jesus with whole hearts.

TODAY: Reflect on God’s great love for you. It is so great that he sent Jesus. Remember that Jesus actually died for you, that his death is an event that really happened. Thank Jesus for doing that. Recommit to following him with your whole heart.