This table is like the water from the rock, like the
manna. It is the same spiritual food,
from Christ that Israel had. This table
is like John the Baptist. Both John and
this Communion table have the purpose to point to Jesus. Both are in a subordinate role to Jesus. We can appreciate both, but still not go to
the one they point us to. Many are
baptized and get a taste of Christ in preaching, at the Lord’s Table, but their
hearts remain unchanged and their idolatry becomes clear. The wrath of God abides on many, and some of
those are found in church on Sundays.
This table is meant as a window, not a mural. We are to look through it to Jesus Christ and
His grace and truth. We don’t look AT
it, but at what is past it. Many times
we are comforted at the flaws or hiccups in the service, because then we know
the pastor is "real," too! And there is a
place for that. But if we are focused on
the dirt on the windshield, we aren’t looking at the road. It’s more important to see the way the truth
and the life – to see Jesus - than to focus on the details of the service and
of the table. This table is not a visual
destination, a stopping point. It is
meant to carry our hearts, our thoughts, our souls, beyond itself to our Lord
for true communion with Him.
Receive
Him, rest on Him alone today.
9/18/16
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