Table of the King

As you come to this table you should be aware of the loyalties involved. This is the table of a King, and not just any king. It is a table of the King of Kings. No one is tricked into participating. And participating should not be taken lightly. Christ gives orders here. Those orders are “Take and eat.” And “drink of this cup.” But this cup is the blood of the new covenant. As you drink, you drink covenant blood. And it is not only Christ’s blood on the line. Those who drink of this cup and forsake our Lord, forsake him at their peril, at the cost of their lives in this world and the next.

The call of Christ is a call of obedience. It is a call to listen to the Master’s voice, believe His words and obey them. Do not be so foolish as to think He will have you enrolled into His ranks and then not command you. Yes, His yoke is easy and His burden is light. But the commands of the Lord are not abtract rules that you can take or leave. The Lord’s standard was born in Bethlehem. His command-word meets you in your daily life and trials. You must obey Him in the particulars, not simply in theory. 

What makes Christ’s yoke objectively easy is that all of His commands are good. And what makes His yoke subjectively easy is your faith that sees them as such. Any attempt to obey the commands of Christ while begrudging them is not only doomed to fail, it is downright laughable. His command has always been to follow Him and live, to “do this” and “live.” Yes, He might be pulling you into more life than you bargained for, but life it is, world without end. So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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