This table is a table of grace. This means it is a table where you don’t receive what you deserve, and where you actually receive what you don’t deserve. All who come in faith in Christ do not receive the judgment they deserve, and all who come in faith in Christ receive the blessing they don’t deserve.
This is why we say that this is a table of grace. But this is not a wishy-washy grace that says it doesn’t really matter what happened, let bygones be bygones, just forget about it. No, this is a table of fierce grace, fiery grace, a grace with a backbone. How so? Well, what is this bread but the broken body of our Lord Jesus Christ? What is this cup, but the cup of God’s wrath, that Christ drank in our place, and the precious blood of our Lord Jesus, poured out for our sins?
This is no cheap grace. It was expensive grace. It was bought and paid for by God’s only Son, who died that we might die to sin, and who rose from the dead, so that we might rise to new life in Him. This is true grace, real grace; it’s transforming grace. It’s the kind of grace that doesn’t leave you the same. It’s the kind of grace that welcomes you and changes you. It burns away your dross. It burns away your fears and doubts and shame.
None of us deserves to be here, but Christ Himself invites you. And the only way to come is by faith. This means trusting in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. This means trusting in Jesus Christ for the continued destruction of your sins. This is not a table for people who have it all together. This is a table for those who know they don’t. This is a table for those who need grace, who need strength, who want the Holy Spirit to deal with them and make them holy.
So come in faith, come looking to Jesus Christ, and so come and welcome to the grace of Jesus Christ.
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