Don't Miss the Treasure Right in Front of You

Sometimes the most valuable things in life are hiding in plain sight.

Take Loren Krytzer, for example. He was living on disability checks, sleeping on a friend’s couch, and barely getting by—until one night, he saw something familiar on TV. It was Antiques Roadshow, and an appraiser was holding up a Navajo blanket—just like the one Loren had stuffed in his closet. Turns out, it was the real deal. It later sold for $1.5 million.

From cat bed to retirement plan. From worthless to priceless. All because someone finally saw the value of what had been there all along.

And I wonder… do we ever do the same thing with church?

We walk in. We sing the songs. We hear the sermon. We take the bread and sip the cup. And without meaning to, we treat the presence of God like just another throw blanket—routine, familiar, maybe even forgettable.

But Scripture says otherwise. In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul confronts a church that had turned communion into a careless, even harmful ritual. And he doesn’t pull punches. Why? Because communion isn’t common. It’s sacred. It’s a treasure.

When we take the bread and the cup, we’re not just going through a ceremony—we’re proclaiming the gospel. We’re saying: Jesus died for me. Jesus is my hope. Jesus is coming again.

It’s not just reflection—it’s proclamation. It’s not just personal—it’s communal. And it’s not just symbolic—it’s spiritually significant.

That’s why Paul calls us to examine our hearts. Not to scare us away from the Table, but to help us come rightly. Not as perfect people, but as repentant people—people hungry for grace, humbled by love, and united in Christ.

So let me encourage you: next time you take communion, don’t treat it like routine. Slow down. Look around. Remember what it cost. And rejoice in what it means.

Because this Table isn’t just bread and juice—it’s a testimony. A family meal. A sacred gift.

And when we come to it with humility and faith… Jesus meets us there.

Let’s not miss the treasure right in front of us.