Walker's Comments from Lord's Supper

Eve-the first woman-disobeyed and deceived.

Adam-the first man-was inconstant in his obedience.

Cain-the first son-murdered in jealousy.

Noah-God’s steward of a new earth-became drunk.

Father Abraham lied.

Jacob surpassed his grandfather’s lies with great skill.

Jacob’s sons deceived, murdered, and enslaved.

Moses’ anger at his people caused him to disobey God.

We could go on and trace the heritage of sin from Moses’ day to our own. Every one of these people I have mentioned had their reasons. Many of them felt justified in their actions. None among them are irredeemable villains. To the contrary, we would consider most of them to be exemplars of virtue.

But at some point in our lives, just as in theirs, you will be forced to make a choice, and like them, you will choose wrong. Though you act with the best of intentions, you will have deviated from God’s will for your actions. It is for this reason that the Apostle Paul wrote:

There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

If you recognize the truth of these words, if you have been justified by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, we invite you to share with us this meal of bread and wine.