THE POWER OF GOD (a communion meditation).
1 Corinthians 1:18 (LSB)
“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.”
As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, we pause to remember the events that shaped who we are. Those stories may feel distant from our daily lives, yet they formed the foundation of the people we’ve become.
In today’s communion text, we’re also called to look back—to an event the world cannot comprehend. Many dismiss it as foolishness: that a man would willingly die a criminal’s death, and that his followers would celebrate it. But what the world sees as defeat was, in truth, divine victory.
The cross of Jesus Christ was not tragedy—it was triumph. Through His death, we gained freedom from sin and its consequences. On that cross, God displayed His power—the power of salvation for all who believe. As Paul wrote, the world calls it foolishness, but to those being saved, it is the very power of God.
When Jesus declared, “It is finished,” the debt was paid. His blood was poured out for forgiveness; His body broken for our resurrection.
As we share these emblems today, we remember His sacrifice. For generations we have taught and celebrated this truth—not as ritual, but as remembrance of the greatest event in history.
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