The Word tells us that when it comes to this meal, we are to wait for each other. This is why we all take the bread at the same moment, and this is why we all drink the wine at the same moment. This is not an exercise in choreography, but rather a weighty theological …
Do You See What Abraham Saw?
A central part of what we have here in the Supper is the reality of the koinonia of God’s people. This partaking, this communion, is the reality found in the one loaf of bread. You are called, in the observance of this Supper, to discern the Lord’s body. This does not mean that you are …
Taste at the Table
We know that God created food in order to nourish us. But is this all God does with food? Not at all—look at how much of the world was created in order to be tasted. In the course of a single day, we may experience and taste tangerines, mayonnaise, bacon, plums, salmon, steak, salt, salads, …
Everlasting Kindness
God does not reveal sin to us so that we might be simply humiliated. Rather, God reveals sin to His people so that they might be humbled, and in that humbling, receive His grace that strengthens, and enables them to stand. The humbling of conviction is a small crucifixion, and the grace of forgiveness is …
Haves and Have Nots
When it comes to the Lord’s Supper, the problem of the haves and the have-nots has always been a very pressing one. Recall that in the church at Corinth, there was this problem even with the elements of the Supper itself. But this communion is a time of unity and union, not a time for …
Your Name On A Place Card
In this fallen world, there are ultimately only two tables—the table of the Lord and the table of demons. This being the case, unbelievers will attempt one of two things—they will overtly choose the table of demons in one form or another, or they will attempt to deny that they must make a choice, and …
Some of the Other Riff Raff
One of the most important aspects of this Table is the guest list. The food on the Table is bread and wine. The Lord of the Table is the host, the one who set the Table, and who offered His body and blood in the heavenly places in a miraculous way, such that we could …
Faith As the True Mouth
At this Table, we are called to meet with God. We meet with Him according to His Word, knowing that apart from faith the only thing we can accomplish is a meeting with His displeasure. All that is accomplished at this Table for blessing is accomplished through the instrumentality of faith. And when unbelief comes …
Nothing Is A Mere Metaphor
We are called to feed with Jesus Christ at His Table. He is the host; He is seated at the head of the Table because He is the head of the Church. But He is not seated there with His enemies, but rather with His bride, the Church, and He is one with His bride. …
Gratitude, Before and After
The Church has an eating disorder. We do not come to the Table as we ought to do. We do not come frequently enough, although we are graciously invited every week. We do not come cheerfully enough, even though this is a Table of thanksgiving, not a Table of morbid introspection. We do not come …