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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
1 Corinthians 10:14-33; ; 1 Corinthians 11:1
Fellowship with God, which is the blessed portion of the believer, excludes any participation with idolatry in its most subtle forms. This fellowship is expressed in a special way at "the Lord’s table". Essentially those who partake of the cup and the bread are all the redeemed of the Lord without being by any means the only ones. However by faith we see all believers represented in the one loaf, a visible sign that there is one body. It expresses that unity of the Church which the religious world claims to seek . . . when it already exists!
If I am not seeking my own advantage, how much time will I have for the interests of others (who form part of those belonging to Jesus Christ; cf. Philippians 2:21)! Now seeking the interest of others is not merely watching over their welfare; it involves just as much thinking of their conscience. It is a matter of doing certain things for them and refraining from doing other things. Thus I will be led to ask myself always the same questions: In the present circumstance can I give thanks? Is what I am doing at this moment, including even eating and drinking (in contrast with v. 7), for the glory of God or not?
