He Came to Die

This meal is a reminder of the Lord’s Death until He comes again. At this season, we remember the Lord’s birth. This memory is full of happiness and rejoicing. But we must remember God’s purpose in bringing the Son to the Earth. Ultimately, it was to suffer and die for sinners.

We can never really separate the Lord’s birth from His death. And while we remember the Lord’s death as a serious and somber event, it is not a tragically sad event. We are on this side of the cross and are on this side of the Resurrection. His death was not tragic, it was purposeful to the very details. 

The cross was Jesus suffering and dying for sinners but it is our hope and life and health and joy. Our sins are nailed to the cross with Jesus and thus we are free from the condemnation of the law declaring us guilty. By law, guilty. By grace in the death of Christ, not-guilty. That is why we rejoice and take encouragement in this meal that remembers the Lord’s death until He comes. Glory to God in the highest.