Friday, February 24th

Today’s Scripture 

“Let me go over with you again exactly what goes on in the Lord's Supper and why it is so centrally important. I received my instructions from the Master himself and passed them on to you. The Master, Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread. Having given thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body, broken for you. Do this to remember me. After supper, he did the same thing with the cup: This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you. Each time you drink this cup, remember me. What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt. Anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Master irreverently is like part of the crowd that jeered and spit on him at his death. Is that the kind of "remembrance" you want to be part of? Examine your motives, test your heart, come to this meal in holy awe. If you give no thought (or worse, don't care) about the broken body of the Master when you eat and drink, you're running the risk of serious consequences.” 

1 Corinthians 11:23-29

Today’s Thought

You must never allow the invitation of intimacy with God to ever be destroyed. Never let familiarity breed contempt in any association, with someone or something. It will lead to a loss of respect for them.

Today’s Confession

Lord, I truly don’t know how intimacy with you can become familiar. Yet I know it happens, little by little, and I don’t even realize it. It’s the same way with people, sometimes it happens by simply not agreeing with them. The respect is lost, and the relationship is damaged. Help me guard against contempt, and let the intimacy develop into a deeper agape type of love.