It is difficult, even for the best of us, to remember all the things we need to remember. It seems that the more things we are engaged with, the more there is to remember, increasing the chances of forgetting something. That is why most of us use devices of some kind to help us remember the important things. We have a list of important contacts with a phone number. We either use the same password for all our computer / smart phone things or we use some kind of a password storage system in the event we forget one. We use calendars to keep track of appointments, obligations and other important events like birthdays. Most of us have some form of a To-Do-List so we are productive with our time. If something is important it is worth remembering so we make an effort to find a way to remember.
There is one thing Satan wants the Christian to forget: that we are forgiven. Does that ever happen to you? You know you have made a commitment to Christ at some point in the past and believe Christ has forgiven you of your sins; past, present and future. However, there are times that the Devil tries to convince you that you are not really forgiven, or we fall into living as though we are not forgiven by God’s grace; that we have to work to make our own atonement. God wants the Christian to remember you are freely forgiven by His grace through Jesus Christ. God has given us something to help us remember we are forgiven: Communion. Communion is not just an empty tradition or ceremony. I actually don’t think communion was ceremonial in its original use. Rather, it was relational and part of a normal gathering of people. Join me this Sunday as we celebrate the communion we have with God, because we are forgiven.