1 Corinthians 10:11-22

The Bread = Life   

The Cup = Eternal Salvation

As God’s will soaked into Paul’s heart, Paul reached out to the Christians in Corinth in A.D.54-55.

He attempted to appeal to their inner fulfillment as he warned them about being careful not to fall.

Their immorality was like that from Israel’s history. As a result of testing the Lord, twenty three thousand of their forefathers died. Paul’s appeals seem to be endless. Why were they so deaf to his words? Why are we so numb to these warnings?

We have heard it said that we cannot serve both God and money for money is an idol if not properly used. The same is true for many other things of this world. 

Paul says; “Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 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? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we partake in one loaf.” 1 Corinthians 10:14-17

Visualize how even though we partake in the body and blood of Christ in many locations throughout the world, it as though we are eating from the same loaf and drinking from the same cup. How cool is that! Now as we exit our places of worship how do we conduct ourselves? “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too.” 1 Corinthians 10:21

Our world seems to be continuing in a downward spiral with immorality of all types being revealed to us and our children. It is more than concerning and so big it feels hopeless but is it really any different than in A.D. 54?

Despite popular belief the Bible does not say God won’t give you more than you can handle, it says this;

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is Faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”

It does not say it will be easy, but that He will be there to offer us an out, better options than those the world leads us to…….The Bread---Life     The Cup---Eternal Salvation

Please read/Listen to 1 Corinthians 10:11-22

Lamentations 3: 22-24

Lamentations is not a book I am familiar with, so I began where my mother always said I should...at the beginning. Wow! It made me think of the United States and how it was once an endearing place in the eyes of other countries. Little by little our honor, and integrity is diminishing and we are becoming despised and attacked by others. Lamentations 1:1 reads: How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was the greatest among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave."

The book continues on this same theme one verse after another. I could feel my heart identify with our present situation, as well as the future of our children and our children's children. It was difficult not to take every word personally and on a national scale, feeling a sense of devistation and hopelessness. Then, as He always does, God began molding my heart like clay. As I neared the passage for today, the tone began to change... Amen! "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

Amidst the hate, destruction, immorality, and violence of this world, our God remains faithful when we look to Him. "I say to myself, the Lord is my portion: therefore I will wait for Him."