Salvation Applied
Holy Communion Meditation
God made us to enjoy and to glorify Him. But we have fallen into a state of rebellion and discord. Our first parents sinned against God by not acknowledging Him for His goodness and righteousness and sought out goodness on our own terms.
But God, who is rich in mercy, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into this world with the view to save us from our sins. He did this by having His sinless Son hang on a tree, wrongly accused and executed, willingly surrendering Himself to the bent justice of man. And yet, the greatest rebellion, the attempted bending of the highest good could not thwart the good purposes of God. As when a fuguing tune seems discordant at first and yet, by the skillful ordaining of the hymn writer, it resolves itself, cascading down beautifully, so Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The Lord Jesus has revealed God’s goodness in a way that is now manifestly unstoppable.
Just as a parent will never acquire good things for his child and then never give them to him, so God is not content to just make this salvation available. He applies it to you with effectual power. The Word has been proclaimed and now the Word is being presented to be received and tasted by faith. This table is a means by which God is giving you Christ. This table is God’s love towards you and an abiding assurance of Christ’s intercession on your behalf before God. This table is God the Father’s nurture and admonition to you. So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.