"And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you."
Luke 22:19-20
On Sunday, at church, we took communion. Our church does this every month and there was nothing special about this time. They passed out the little wafers and cups of juice and then the person on stage read this scripture and talked about why we take communion. However, I believe whenever we take communion it is important to do an inner search at where we stand spiritually and take a moment to listen if God wants to speak to you in that time.
Paul, in his letter to the Corinthians, puts it this way:
"But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body."
1 Corinthians 11:24-25
So as I examined myself on Sunday the thing that hit me was simply... It's so easy to forget.
It's so easy to forget what Jesus did for us. It's so easy to forget the cross, to forget the sacrifice, even to forget Him. Jesus talked about this in the parable of the sower:
Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Matthew 13:22
It's easy to allow the cares of this world to choke out the Word that has been planted in our hearts. We get caught up in making sure our bills our paid, our families are fed, the stress of our job, etc. and we don't even remember the reason for our life. We get caught up in the cares of life and forget the one who gives us life.
Remember Jesus' promise in the sermon on the mount:
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Matthew 6:33
"all these things" is referring to the cares of life. It's referring to clothing, food, housing, etc. Jesus promises that if we seek His Kingdom first all of those things will automatically be taken care of. It's time to trust Him. It's time to regain our focus. It's time to remember!
For more thoughts on how we can seek His Kingdom first check out this post:
As I read this it made me think of a verse that stood out to me when I was reading in Psalms this last Sunday. The first part of Psalm 119:175 says, "Let me live that I may praise you." This verse jumped out at me because, like you said, it is so easy to forget why we are living. All the troubles of life want to crowd in and take all of our attention, but if we are truly living we are living a life that sings praise to God. Good word Matthew!!
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