Poured Out and Refilled

Life consists of being poured out and refilled. We are constantly brought to the place of having nothing left in the tank. This happens in one sense every day. We come to the end of the day and we simply can’t go on so we lie to sleep and wake again to face another day. In the same way, we run out of the energy that food supplies, and so we have to sit down to eat and drink so that we can go on. 

This table should be viewed in this light. We spend ourselves for Christ and his kingdom. And we have the sensation that we’re all used up. Our faith has been working. And we get the sense that we need more faith, saying with the Apostles, “Lord, increase our faith.” 

Romans 10:17 tells us where faith comes from, “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” We see the Word on this table. We gather at this table to taste the Word, to partake of the Word. And that Word is where faith comes from. Jesus said that he would give his flesh as bread for the life of the world (John 6:51). He would not only give this bread to be broken. It was not broken and discarded. It was broken so that you might eat. It was broken so that you might be nourished. 

Christ’s blood was not simply poured out. It was poured into a cup. And like wine healed Timothy’s stomach. And like wine gladdens the heart of man. So this cup strengthens the faith of those who come to drink it in faith. Are you weary from your labors, then retire to this Table and you will find rest, strength, and renewal. Come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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