Point to The Table

Michael E. Wood
August 29, 2011

Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:15-17

As Paul was making application to the fact that the Jewish people could not see Christ for who he was because of the veil of sin over their hearts, so likewise the same is true in our day in reference to the fact that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Though we have the complete canon of scripture the veil of sin blinds the natural eyes of men from seeing the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But once this veil has been lifted by the Sovereign work of the Holy Spirit through the merit of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, an appetite is likewise given as a gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast. Thus as those that are naturally hungry need little instruction as to what to do when a feast is laid before them, let those of us who have been given responsibility to feed the lambs and sheep of God be all the more careful, dependant upon His Spirit, that it is Christ that we set before them.

It is enough to point to the table
If you have but an appetite,
For Christ himself, is meat indeed
And drink for those who find delight
In Him who’s light has broken through
Pervading all the darkest hues
Of sin which once had veiled the face
Of God Himself in Christ, by grace.