He Waits For Us

For it is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom. 

Matthew 26:28-29 

Christ controls His future and ours. On the night before He went to the cross, as He was in the upper room with His disciples, He instituted the communion feast. He took the bread, broke it, and distributed it among the disciples saying, ‘Take, eat; this is my body.’ After that, He took the cup and gave it to them saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you.’ Our text is His next statement. For our purpose today, we are dwelling upon the second portion of the text, ‘but I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.’ Christ is the Host at His communion feast. He instituted it with an eye to the future. As the perfect host, He has determined to wait until all His guests are gathered together before He participates in the feast again. This shows us the magnanimous nature of our Savior. He will not be wholly satisfied, or willing to enter fully into the celebration of eternity until all the ransomed people of God are saved to sin no more. This is a joyful thought for us who are still journeying through this world. The Master of the Feast waits for us until the appointed hour. 

Our Gracious Master and our God, 
we rejoice that You are preparing all things for our future. 
We look forward to that day, 
when we shall sit with You in the kingdom. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning