Monday, September 13, 2010
1 Corinthians 10:14-21
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. (ESV)
by Peggy Chroniger
When I was a teenager my parents had a rule that we had to attend Youth Fellowship meetings and work at fund-raisers if we wanted to participate in fun activities. Not every parent had that rule. Some kids put on their Sabbath best and attended our activities but were completely different when we saw them in school on Monday morning.
As I look back, I realize what a blessing it was to be a complete participant. God wants us all the time, not just at the fun parts. Let’s pray today for those who are still just attending the activities.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
