WHEN WE COME TO THE TABLE

When we take communion, we should be serious, but we shouldn't be doleful. We seem to often forget the eschatological nature of the Lord's Supper. "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes." 1 Corinthians 11:26 This should stir up in us the joy of our redemptive heritage and the hope of our eternal destiny. It should be a moment of blessed assurance, not solemn melancholy.