Exodus 13 talks of the deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian bondage. What a miraculous power, God displayed by delivering His people from the most powerful nation of the time. And they were released from their bondage without Israel “firing” a single shot. It was all made possible by the power of God. Fast forward a few centuries, and on the night that Jesus was betrayed, He was celebrating that deliverance, as he took a cup from the Passover meal, and said to the Disciples, “This cup represents my blood, which will be shed for you.” While God provided physical deliverance for the people of Israel through the Passover, it only pictured the deliverance that the people truly needed, deliverance from Sin. That deliverance is pictured as we come to the Lord’s table and celebrate the work of Christ in delivering His people from their sin. Passover commemorates an outward deliverance from the slavery of Egypt, The Lord’s Supper commemorates an inward deliverance from the power of sin. If you have not taken a moment to evaluate your need for Christ, do so today. If you have forgotten how much we should be grateful for our deliverance from sin then … READ MORE

1 Corinthians 11 is the passage that everyone goes to when it comes to the instruction of the Lord’s table. 1 Corinthians is the first epistle written historically, and was done while the church was still in its early stages of development. Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, writes about the process of coming to this table, and reminds the people of Corinth that it is a solemn privilege for the believe, that is designed to bring us back to the relationship we have with Christ. This table is administered not to give us grace, but to remind us of the grace that has enabled us to have the relationship with Christ that we enjoy. It is designed to keep before us the necessity to stay at the foot of the cross no matter how long it has been since we made our initial decision to follow Christ. It gives us the opportunity to evaluate our walk, and recognize that we need continued forgiveness as we struggle through out personal battle with our flesh, and our enemy. If you have not taken the time to worship at the Lord’s table recently, I would encourage you to look for … READ MORE

Prayer is an interesting proposition. On one hand, we believe that God is complete control and we can not demand that the Lord bow to our wishes. We do not manipulate the plans and purposes of God by coming to Him with our requests. On the other hand, prayer works! God hears the prayers of His people and responds to the needs of those He loves. So which is it? A study of the book of Psalms (the theology of the Old Testament) reveals that what prayer does is aligns us up with the plans and purposes of God. Coming to the Lord in prayer often gives us eyes to better see the plan of God revealed in the lives of people. It enables us to come to grips with His plan and then see how that plan is working out in history. At the same time, as we pray effectively, we see that God chooses to respond to our prayers, to remind us that He hears us and responds to us. Prayer then prepares our hearts to accept and follow the plan of God, and enables us to see His mighty hand at work. May we find peace in … READ MORE