A matter of sacrifice

Happy and blessed Sabbath to one and all. Today we honoured our Lord with ordinances: we partook of the bread and wine after washing each other's feet; just as Jesus did when He proclaimed that we should do so in His honour...

I almost didn't partake because I felt less than perfect...
I almost felt like I would befoul the rest of my church family with my sinfulness...

I thank God for the blessings of being able to be a part of this wonderful ceremony: what a precious joy it is to be given this gift by our Lord: that when we take of the bread and wine we are doing so in His honour...

Another church member pointed out how he was feeling...
The same as me: he felt unworthy: yet reminded us all...we: none of us are actually worthy...as Satan is quite willing to point it out to us...

Showing us that we all fall short...never can we feel good enough in Jesus' sight...

A pastor once said: it is when we are feeling the lowest and most sinful that we should go and join in the commemoration of Jesus' sacrifice for us...For only by doing so can we be actually lifted up by Jesus' promises...by His most precious gift...His gift of eternal life...granted by his grace and His sacrifice...

It is when we are feeling at our lowest that we need to be with other church members...to fellowship with our brethren...to be a part of our earthly family...to feel that we are not alone...

In lifting each other up...we lift ourselves up as well...

Please do not stay away from church because you are feeling less than perfect...a church is made up of a group of imperfect beings...who are seeking perfection in their Lord...simply by admitting that we all fall short of the glory of God...we are professing our most ardent need of saving...our most honest need for our Saviour...He who took our place on Calvary...not because he was guilty...but because He knew that we were...and that we could never have borne the trials that He was willing to take for us...

Thank you Lord for your most precious gift...your Son...
My Saviour...
Amen