Today we read 1 Corinthians 10. Martin Luther writes: “A god means that from which we are to expect all good and in which we are to take refuge in all distress.” Our society has many such gods, be they wealth, status, reputation, even family. But the one true God does not tolerate shared allegiance. If we participated in the worship of false gods or in churches that do not faithfully confess the Gospel in all its purity, this would indicate that we assent to what that worshiping community believes. For this reason, we avoid such false worship. At the Lord’s Table, He offers His body and blood for the forgiveness of sins and through them creates a faithful community, one committed to Him and to one another. He comes to His people in His Word and in the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, which forgives sins and creates a Church faithful to Him. We pray that, also in Muslim lands, the Lord would allow His followers to one day soon be baptized and receive His true body and blood in the Lord’s Supper. Amen.
Various Authors. The Lutheran Study Bible (p. 9936). (Function). Kindle Edition.