Heaven Is Closer Than You Think

We need to be constantly reminded that the Lord is near to us. It is far too easy to believe the lie that Christ is far away in the heavens, and we trudge along down here on earth with little to no genuine fellowship with Him. This mindset is a down right tragedy and, quite simply, wrong.

In Psalm 148, the heavens of heavens are told to praise the LORD. And that is all the more marvelous because our Savior has ascended into those heavens and sprinkled that place with His blood. Making things even more lovely, Jesus tells us that this bread is His body, this cup is His blood, this table is His banqueting hall, and you are the members of His household and this particular feast. The Westminster Confession of Faith says that we genuinely and spiritually feed on Christ at this table by faith. Which raises the question, “How can we truly feed upon Christ if He is really in heaven?” The answer is that heaven is far closer than you think, and so is our Lord who is in those heavens. 

As you come to eat and drink at this table, you are participating in Christ; you are fellowshipping with Him. And this table testifies to you that, even as you go from this place, you go fellowshipping with Him. Not only must you live coram deo, before the face of God, but you simply do live coram deo, before the face of God. 

In other words, the kingdom of heaven is at hand and you simply have to deal with it. Are you in covenant with God? Well, of course, you are. Here you are at His covenant meal. Are you loved by the Father? Of course you are, He feeds you now with heavenly bread and wine. So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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