Unveiled

So BB’s, we are in the middle of Holy Week!  Last night thousands of years ago, the Son of Man sat in an upper room and invited his friends to his table.  And let’s be real… these friends weren’t the cream of the crop.  They were true BB’s to the core.  Broken and messed up.  It was like the island of misfit toys up there.

They left everything to follow him. 

Some were hated.

One talked too much.

One questioned everything.

Some fought too much.

They bickered and were jealous of each other.

They vied for his attention.

They would fall asleep when he needed them most.

One would even betray him and have him killed.

But here’s the deal BB’s… he STILL invited them to the table.  He invited them to the most intimate dinner.  He knew their faults, yet he still washed their feet.  He was still a servant until the end.  He was still humble.  He adored them. 

Today he would have been turned over for crucifixion.  It’s Good Friday.  He was beaten.  He was tortured.  He was mocked.  And then he was beaten some more.  A crown of thorns was shoved on his head and his frail body was hung on a cross.  And in the evening when he breathes his last breathe, something happens. 

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.  And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”  And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.  And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”  Mark 15:33-39

Do y’all catch that, BB’s?  When Jesus uttered his last cry, the curtain was torn.  The veil was lifted. 

Do you know what this means?  Your Savior beautifully broke down the wall between you and your almighty Creator.  Grace was extended to you.  You at your very worst are still loved SO much that God sacrificed his only son for YOU!

You have a place at His table.  Right now.  No matter what you have been through or how bad you think you are or how far away you think He is, you are invited to rest in His presence. 

You are invited to sit.  To rest.  To eat.  To drink.  To remember. 

And Sunday, BB’s, we celebrate!!