As a young preacher boy, I used to quote, I had rather get my sermon by what you do, rather than by what you say. This principle is still applicable today. We are a people who need to be reminded constantly of what God has accomplished for us in His love. If a thing is merely told to me, it is all too easy for it to remain on the abstract and invisible plane. It is altogether different when, at the same time it is being told to me, the gospel is brought to my attention through deeds, that is, through baptism and the Lord s supper.
Actions affect and operate in a distinct way.
It makes that which is told tangible and concrete in a manner that the mere word could never do. In the observance of the Lord s Supper, it is God who, in Christ, stoops down to us to remind us of the vicarious sufferings of our Lord Jesus Christ for the redemption of mankind and of the final coming of Jesus again for His people. The Lord s Supper provides an opportunity for Christians to reflect upon the story of salvation by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus. In the observance of the Lord s supper, it is good for Christians to remember that this message of redemption is not mere word and proclamation, but reality and deed. We must remember that this message is not mere word and proclamation, but reality and deed.