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Draw Near – 365 Guides to Greater Intimacy with God

DAY 329 OF 365

A SYMBOL OF LOVE A young man decided to seek his fortune in India. Before leaving his native land, he gave his sweetheart an engagement ring telling her that it was a symbol of his love; and that one day he would return to make her his bride. The weeks stretched into months and the months into years. Often, the young lady wondered if her lover would return. But constantly before her was the ring, the symbol of his love. Then one day, unexpectedly, a beautiful car pulled up in her drive, and the lover came for his bride. God's Son has given us a symbol of His love through the beautiful ceremony of the Lord's Supper. Just as the engagement ring stood for a pledge to the young lady, the Lord's Supper stands for Christ's love and His promise to one day return for His Bride. The hours stretch into weeks, months, and finally, years; but we may rest assured that one day the Eternal Bridegroom will come for His waiting people, who are His Bride, to take them to that place He has been preparing for them. What a glorious thought! Paul tells us to take this symbol of our Lord's return very seriously: Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body (1 Corinthians 11:27-29).

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Draw Near – 365 Guides to Greater Intimacy with God

Daily devotions for each day of the year. Ron Hembree illusrates how to 'Draw Near' to God through scriptures and insightful stories for each day.

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