A Table of Grace and Peace

We’ve noted this morning that Paul writes to the Colossians to show them the way to maturity in Christ, a way founded upon the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And here, spread before us this morning, are the symbols of His death and resurrection and our union with Him. This is where the people of God come to find grace and strength to grow up in all respects into Him who our Head. Access to this Table is one of chief benefits of our priestly standing as the “in Greer saints” of God. And it is at this Table that all “faithful brethren in Christ” express their active faith in Him. Furthermore, it at this Table that we receive “grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” In the bread and wine we see the symbols of God’s free grace and favor toward us in Christ. The bread and the wine train us to see that our salvation and growth in grace are to be received as a free gift, as grace from God. In the bread and wine we likewise see the symbols of God’s peace, his shalom, for Christ himself is our peace and has established peace between God and us by the blood of His cross. The bread and the wine train us to see that the peace we have with God and one another is nurtured and maintained at the Table, “For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread” (1 Cor. 10:17). So then, are you in need of God’s grace and peace to strengthen you, to grant you growth to maturity in Christ? Then come, this Table is for you!