As to an Altar

We return to this table as to the “altar” on which our Lord offered himself long ago. He has given us the right to even be here as in the Holy of Holies itself. Those who serve earthly pursuits and visible tabernacles do not have the right to approach this sacred place (Hebrews 13:10).

When we follow our Lord to this altar, we follow him as to an altar, but we also follow him into the true Holy of Holies, heaven itself (Hebrews 9:24-25). Coming into the experience together involves a striking combination of requirement and privilege—the highest privilege of coming into the presence of God himself and the highest demand of putting our all on the altar. Nothing less than what he demonstrated is appropriate to the most supreme calling.