Worthy of the Table.

Is a man worthy of the bread and the wine?

Well, we know that the autonomous man—the man who remains in his sins, living according to his own laws—is not worthy of the body and blood of Christ. No, he is only worthy of death, judgement, and the eternal wrath of God.

But what of us? Are we worthy of the table? In and of ourselves, we are not still; you know we are not. Rather, in partaking, we are being made worthy. And this is the point of Christ's invitation: we need to be worthy. The table is for us and we must partake; we are commanded to partake (Luk 22:19). We did not deserve or merit our place at the table, but the Father, through Christ, in the Holy Spirit, has invited us anyway. 

This means that we are either completely and in every sense unworthy of the bread and wine, or we are being made worthy of the bread and wine in the partaking of it.

Grace is for you; the table is for you. So with thankfulness in your hearts, together with the Body, come and welcome to Jesus.