"This do in remembrance of me." - 1 Corinthians 11:24
"It seems then, that Christians may forget Christ! There could be no need for this loving exhortation, if there were not a fearful supposition that our memories might prove treacherous... Forget him who never forgot us! Forget him who poured his blood forth for our sins! Forget him who loved us even to the death! Can it be possible? Yes, it is not only possible, but conscience confesses that it is too sadly a fault with all of us." -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening
God commands to our weakness and for the benefit of others. He would not have to command us to remember Him if we weren't likely to forget. And He has tied this remembering to a particular practice - the Lord's Supper. We are to regularly break bread and partake of the cup in remembrance of Him. Celebrating communion on a weekly basis assists in developing a regular cadence of remembering. It is, of course, possible for routine to create a callous, but it also makes possible increased dexterity and capacity. Fingers trained by repetition develop padding to prevent injury from frequent use, but they also develop dexterity and ability that idle hands could never acquire. Idle hands may be softer, but that is not a complement to their design.
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