The Lord’s Supper

January 28, 2007

Lar,

I trust the Lord is granting you grace to stir your ‘crew’ up to action.  Or to be more precise: up to disciplined action.  It is sorely needed in the Christian community–and every community.  Sadly, we are now some very undisciplined people, so your messages regarding the diligent pursuit of God, with, I trust, a particular emphasis on that which occurs in private, are much needed I am sure.  I pray that the Spirit of God moves in such a way that resolves are made, resolves that last.

My thought for the day comes from church.  Yes, I was thinking about blogging while at church, weak fellow I am.  Of course, you have to remember that I can’t understand 98% of what is going down.  But I’ll stop making excuses.  Anyhow, what struck me this morning is the blessing that is the Lord’s Supper.  The church we attend here takes it every week.  That might sound like a lot to those who aren’t use to such a practice.  I can understand.  There was only one other church that we attended (a PCA church in Kansas City) that took the Supper every week.  When I first realized that that was their practice, I was inclined to think that the ordinance might lose its power.  But this was definitely not the case.  In fact, I grew to enjoy the practice.

And that has indeed been the case here.  Of course, one more element must be considered, namely, the fact that it is more or less the only message I can understand in the whole service!  But isn’t that one of the beauties of the ordinance?  I think so.  The Lord has filled His Word with word pictures that magnify the glory of our Savior.  And He gives us His ‘Supper’ to do the same.  And when we take it every week, we can count on hearing the gospel loud in clear, no matter what the sermon text might be.  Not to mention, sins must be confessed, and a certain degree of reverence is enjoyed within the assembly of the saints as we think of our sin and flee to the cross.  Then we are able to meditate on our union with the Savior as we partake of the bread and the cup.

I am thankful for the Supper!  The Lord knows our frame, that we are but dust, and He ordains His ordinances accordingly.  We are wise to focus in and enjoy for the sake of His great name.

Alright brother.  Lord willing, I will catch you soon.

Partaking of Christ with you,

Joe

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2 Responses to “The Lord’s Supper”

  1. on January 28th, 2007 10:06 pm

    Definitely, Joe. The Lord’s Supper has been something that was on my mind over last semester. I definitely think that its something that should be done regularly, even in places where God’s people gather that aren’t really church. Why should we ignore an opportunity to celebrate and remember Christ’s sacrifice that bought us our redemption? But we have to be sure that we’re doing it with the right heart, and that’s truly what it breaks down to.

    I think that it’s like that with many disciplines. Discipline is something I’ve been considering over the last week. Discipline is good, and it can help foster a love for God, but devotion is what God seeks in us. He doesn’t want us just doing something because it’s a habit or because its what we’re supposed to do it, but we should be doing with a desire to grow in Christ for His name’s sake and know God more. So I stopped praying for discipline, I started praying for devotion.

    Pressing in to press on,
    Mark Anderson

  2. on January 29th, 2007 9:59 am

    Good stuff Mark. Some would say that the Supper should be limited to Church gatherings only with leaders in the church leading the way. I’m not sure that that is mandatory, but I understand why they would argue. Of course, in my experience overseas, when we didn’t have a church, Erin and I had to go for it ourselves and it was a blessed time I believe. Either way, it seems like the most important thing is fixing our eyes on the Lord, repenting of our sin and revering His name all the more!

    As for the disciplines….I like that word devotion. My only concern would be the fact that for the most part, my experience is that I most times don’t want to do what I should! Of course, I suppose it could be a matter of simple symantics in some respect b/c we are continually having to define our terms. Either way brother, keep seeking HIs face and I will do the same!
    Peace,
    Joe

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