(reworked from 2018)
SCRIPTURE: 1Corinthians (NIV) 11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
OBSERVATION: Paul’s opening remark as he starts to write about communion is full of meaning for us: “I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you.”
Of all the things we can pass on to others…our children, our friends, our congregation…none are so valuable as what we have received from the Lord!
APPLICATION: This is my goal as I write these SOAP devotions every evening. I listen to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to me. These SOAPs are fresh. They are what the Lord is speaking to me … is drawing my attention to … is sparking an interest in my heart … is using to open a new thought in my mind. They may not be for everyone, but they are for me.
These devotions are not the result of a scholarly study of the scriptures, but the result of open ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to Leon. I use my knowledge of the character of God and of the Bible to judge if the thoughts agree. Sometimes He stirs my curiosity to study a word or a passage to see what others have written. He may remind me of a sermon I once preached or a SOAP I wrote. He takes something from the past, like a verse from the Bible, and applies it to my life today.
If the SOAPs are a blessing to others, it is only to God’s glory. If they contain words of wisdom, they came from God, so He gets the credit. If they contain words of encouragement, receive them as from the Lord.
My prayer is that these SOAPs will spark and interest in your heart to write your own SOAP. Write down what God is speaking to you.
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, help me faithfully pass along what you give me. Help each parent to pass along to their children what they receive from you. Amen
Pastor Leon
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