Baptism is a sign of our entrance into the new life of Christ.
The Lord’s Supper is a sign of our new life nourished, and continually fed.
Remember, at the
sacrifice, there was an anointing. The true anointing of our Messiah took place
before time, when the Father anointed the Son to proclaim good news to the
poor, release to the captives. But the Son was not anointed simply to proclaim
this as our prophet, but also to accomplish this as our High Priest and
sacrifice. The anointing leads to the sacrifice. The great shepherd is anointed
to teach and guide the sheep as their teacher, to sacrifice Himself as their
priest, so they wouldn’t have to go to the altar themselves, and to shepherd and rule the
sheep, as their king.
Look not on the
outward appearance of things here, but look beyond (1 Sam. 16:7): the bread is the body of
the Anointed One, sacrificed for you; the wine is the blood of the Anointed
One, shed for many, for the remission of your sins.
1/31/21
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