Remember remember

Now I appreciate it's not the fifth of November, let me explain, there is little more in life that my wife Debbie enjoys than making lists; we have lists for everything, shopping lists, jobs lists, birthday lists and lists of things to pack in suitcases before going on holidays.  Everything that we do whether small or large, trivial or important seems to always require a list.  And there is good reason for this, because without a list we can easily forget some of things that need to be done, for example food shopping without a list means buying lots of things we don't need and forgetting the one thing we do.

As we go through our busy lives there are many ways that we can try and remember things, the old habit of tying a knot is your handkerchief has been replaced with personal organisers, file-o-faxes and online 'to do' lists. One such facility that is very useful is found at http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ which will remind you through your smart phone, twitter, myspace, email or any number of other facilities about the jobs you have to do, where and when, once you've remembered to tell it what you need to do.

At our church we are about to begin a new series of teaching entitled back to basics, not looking at John Major's 1993 failed government campaign but rather focusing on some of the core truths at the centre of the Christian faith.  The first basics that we are thinking about is the communion meal, sometimes known as the Lord's supper or sharing bread and wine.  This is such a central part of our belief that it can sometimes run the risk of becoming over familiar and losing it's sense of purpose.

Which is why I have titled today's blog thought 'remember remember' because the communion meal is a great opportunity to think about God's love for us; so much that he gave his only Son. Jesus love for us that he freely gave his life paying the ultimate sacrifice and a beautiful opportunity to grasp the gift of salvation (which is just a 'church word' meaning getting to know Jesus properly) given to everyone of us.  And when we take part in the communion meal Jesus said we should do so in remembrance of his sacrifice and this gift to us all.

The bible tells us in the book of John that Jesus came so that we could have a life and live it to the full, filled with all the blessings and joy that come with a relationship with him.

You can read this passage from the book of John here

However you choose to remember things in your busy life I urge you to make sure that remembering Jesus  and that he loves everyone of us is at the top of any 'to do' list you may have.  Write it on your fridge, pin it to your notice board or tie a knot in your handkerchief - what ever works best for you.  But please do not forget that Jesus really does love you and wants to come into your life and spend time getting to know you better. Don't forget!

Have a great day.

God Bless.

Chris