BELIEVE YOUR BELIEFS (A Continuation)

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Hebrews 11:1

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”

There are many who make light of  Christians gathering together on a Sunday morning for worship, but I chastise them for their chastisement.  And, in so doing, I remind them that they never get up any morning that they do not worship something. 

            There is no human being alive who does not worship something.  Nature abhors a vacuum.  It may well be things worthy of worship but nevertheless it is worship...wealth, power... add to the list as you will.

            As you have celebrated communion I would trust you have been overwhelmed with gratitude that God does not care if you are as stubborn as a mule, as mean as a wild cat or as stupid as an ox.  All He cares is that you are His child, and for you He died on a cross, and that at such a time as this, you let its meaning sink in.

            The next time you try to define communion to yourself, or someone else, think of it as something that does not so much define what God does as who God is.  And what is that?  Well, at the communion table He is downright Teutonic in that He forgives a wretch like you and me. 

            And why do I say Teutonic?  Because in that language the word wretch meant “wanderer.”  And that is what each of us is whenever we to come to the communion table; a wanderer, a prodigal son or daughter, a lost sheep.

            And what we bring to this table is hope.

  “Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you peace.”  “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.” (Psalm 31:24)  “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Faith.  If you see faith as a verb rather than a noun, as an active force that helps you to go in the right direction more often than the wrong, then your faith is that proverbial rock upon which to build your house.

            And what I hope you never bring to the communion table is the feeling that to win out in life you have to do it all by yourself.

            By way of example, let me tell you a story about the great magician Houdini.  As you most likely know this great escape artist claimed there was no jail in America that could hold him, and he always proved he was right.  Until, one day, he was locked in a jail in a small mid western town where everything went terribly wrong.  It was very cold, below freezing really, and when the jail cell doors clanged shut he hoped he would be able to get out in record time because despite his self-discipline he was most uncomfortable.  Left to himself, he extracted from a secret place in his belt a small piece of metal, strong and flexible.  Then time lengthened and he could not pick the lock. He grew frantic.  It was two hours and his fingers were stiff and no longer functioning very well.  Soon he was bathed in sweat and feeling increasingly miserable but still the lock would not open.  Finally in frustration he leaned against the door and as he did it swung open.  It had never been locked.

            That is the message of the communion table.  Christ has come to the door of your soul and unlocked it.  It doesn’t take any special magic to open it.  All you have to do is open it yourself and welcome Him in. 

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