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Response
To a loving heart an appeal is as effective as a command. Thus, our practice in the frequency of breaking bread becomes a test of affection for the One we remember. Young men leaving home for war are asked by wives or mothers, to write often. The test of true love is found in how often they do write home.
I have heard believers remark that they thought every week was too often for Christians to come together to break bread in remembrance of the Lord’s death, as it would tend to become “commonplace.” Some feel that once a quarter, or at the most once a month, is enough. This depends on the state of heart. Once a quarter is too often for some professing Christians; they prefer once or twice a year. It is like letters home. Once a week, or once a month, or once a year, reveals the state of true love or the lack of it. Of the early believers we read, “And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight” (Acts 20:7).
The Lord has requested, “This do in remembrance of Me”(Luke 22:19). What is the response of your heart?
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