We Have Reservations At God's Table

At one time or another, most of us have attended a dinner or reception where place cards are on tables with our names on them. Years ago, I remember my wife and I attending such a dinner, where I, along with other employees from a major gas pipeline company, was being honored with a plaque for my years of faithful service.

It’s a comforting feeling, knowing that even before the event begins, you already have a reservation at the table with your name on it.

Just think — if we’re “in Christ,“ we already have a reserved seat at God’s table with our name recorded on a place card called “the book of life” (1 Peter 1:3-4; Luke 10:20; cf. Exodus 32:32; Daniel 12:1; Psalm 56:8; Philippians 4:3; Revelation 20:12).

Dear reader, I look forward to sitting at God’s table. How about you?

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets