A Salvation We Do Not Deserve

We come together at this time of the service to celebrate a salvation we do not deserve for a sacrifice we did not make. We enjoy a gift supplied by a righteous and sovereign God who knew before the creation of the world that we would need a savior because of our desire to sin. We enjoy a promise of a life in the presence of a Holy God because Christ Jesus, his Son, left the perfection of Heaven to be born in a stable and live a sinless life here on Earth in order to be a sacrifice on a cross for us in order to pay for that sin. Out of thanksgiving, we do our best to reflect that life well lived, not to earn, but to give thanks for that sacrifice. During this time of communion, we take pause to reflect on that gift and to remember that sacrifice made for us. We take a bit of bread to remember Christ’s body, beaten by those who did not believe in him and we take and drink the juice which represents the blood spilled on a rough wooden cross for our sin. But, most of all, we give thanks for a promise of a life after this one with Christ Jesus in eternity with our fellow believers. Because he rose from the dead on the third day, conquering death, we know we will also be raised to be with him when we die. This promise means so much more to me now because as some of you may know, my dad passed away a week ago. I have the joy and the confidence that I will see him and my mother who passed before him again. Death has no victory over a believer in Jesus the Christ, the King. The sadness of the loss of my parents’ company and guidance is overcome by the knowledge that this separation is temporary. They brought me up with the knowledge of the goodness of God, the sacrifice of Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Would you pray with me, please?