Seating Capacity UNLIMITED!

I hope today finds you doing well and that you are enjoying this beautiful weather we’ve been blessed with.  It has been hard to find good places to dine at this year.  Seating is either not open or very limited due to the pandemic.  But there is one place where the seating capacity is UNLIMITED! 

You can find a common sign on most buildings or rooms that you visit no matter where you go in our country.  The sign I’m referring to lists the seating capacity (or max occupancy) which refers the number of people that can occupy a room safely as defined by law.  More recently you’ve seen this number adjusted to 10% or 50% in some places due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Once occupancy reaches its defined max, nobody else can come in and people will be turned away.  But I know of a place where everyone is invited, and no person will be turned away.  The seat capacity there is UNLIMITED!  Would you like to meet me there?

You may be hesitant during these times to join me at a table with unlimited seating.  The probability of being seated next to somebody that has different political views than you or being near somebody that is ill is very high.  I’ll do my best to get the seat beside you.  But there are no guarantees.  We probably won’t know the other people sitting around us either but the longer we sit together we’ll get to know each other.  If you are still uncomfortable about joining me at the unlimited capacity table, then grab a friend or 2 or 3.  They are all welcome and nobody will be turned away.  Regardless of how they think, how they look or even how they feel they are all welcome.  

Have you figured it out yet?  I’m talking about joining you at the Lord’s table!  A table with unlimited seating capacity where everyone is welcome.  If you are sick, come to the table and you will find living water!  If you are alone, come to the table and find a Father who has always loved you.  If you are scared, come to the table and find peace.  If you have been hurt, come to the table and experience comfort like you’ve never seen before.  God has a place for you at His table!  He wants you to come and sit in His presence!  And if you are already seated at His table, slide your chair over to make room for others as well.  Remember God is the host and He’s invited EVERYONE.  It’s His table!

This weekend I listened to a sermon by Earl McClellan.  He spoke on 2 Samuel 9 where David learned of Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth.  David invited Mephibosheth, who was lame in both feet and a descendant of Saul, to dine at his table always and returned to him the land that once belonged to Saul.  Pastor McClellan’s message reminded me that there should be no limits on who we bring alongside us in our walk with Christ.  Remember, it is God’s table that we dine at and He wants everyone to sit alongside us as we feast on the Bread of Life!

Have a wonderful day and please help me make sure NO MAN IS LEFT AWAY FROM GOD’S TABLE!