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Jesu, Juva

Weary

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​“But you profane it,
In that you say,
‘​The table of Yahweh is defiled;
​​And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’
​​You also say,
‘​Oh, what a weariness!’
And you sneer at it,”
Says the Yahweh of hosts.
“And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick;
Thus you bring an offering!
Should I accept this from your hand?”
Says Yahweh. (Malachi 1:12-13)

Peter Leithart writes of this passage:

Contempt for the Lord’s table is contempt for the Lord of the table, and this is as true for the church as it was for ancient Israel. Matthew Henry wisely applied these verses of Malachi to “those who live in a careless neglect of holy ordinances.” If this is the case, many churches today live in open contempt of their Lord. The Lord has provided a generous meal for His people; we have a sacrifice from which even those who served in the temple had no right to eat. Yet we complain that it makes the service too long and it is inconvenient and it is repetitive and it is boring and maybe the roast in the oven will burn. “My, how tiresome it is,” we sniff (Mal. 1:13), and thereby prove ourselves sons of Esau.

If you fear that serving the Lord’s Supper weekly might result in its becoming routine; or if you despair at the challenge of fitting it in regularly along with the rest of worship; then you should consider the possibility your love is growing cold.

Thus, weekly communion: do not grow weary in doing good.

Written by Scott Moonen

October 17, 2024 at 8:30 pm

Posted in Biblical Theology

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