The Church's Invitation

 Rev 22:17 - The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come...

 

At the very end of the Bible, God invites the world to Jesus.  He does it through the Spirit and the Bride.  This is what we do every Sunday here at the table.  I am the voice of the Bride, the Church.  And the Spirit is also at work in your hearts.  We are both inviting you, drawing you to Christ.  Many of my communion prayers end with “Even so, come Lord Jesus.”  We usually think of this related to His second coming.  But it is also a prayer that Jesus would make himself known to us here and now, as we eat the bread and drink the wine.  Jesus died for you: broken bread, like a broken body, to feed you.  Jesus bled for you: poured wine, like a bleeding corpse, to atone for you.

 

The invitation - the summons - is to all, but especially to His baptized body on the Lord’s Day, gathered together in this place.

 

Come 4 all things are now ready.

8/28/22