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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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