That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom … — Luke 22:30

Every earthly symbol of grace is a precursor of glory to come.

David exclaimed, “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies.”

When Jesus gathered with His disciples around the Passover table, it was as a family. When we gather with Him in the Kingdom, it will likewise be as a family.

He will be our host there as he is here.

We see him now as present in the elements of the Lord’s Supper, whereby we remember him. We also see him as present in the scriptures, whereby he speaks to us.

“Lo, I am with you always,” He promised, “even unto the end of the world.”

It is now and shall be forever, His table, the table of grace.

In this specific passage, Jesus is teaching His disciples, at the Lord’s Supper table, to serve as He served them. He is explaining that the path to true greatness is to wait on one another.

He told them that he was among them as a servant and that if they wanted to fully participate at his table, they would become servants as well. They would serve each other and, in so doing, serve him.

At Jesus’ table, there are no big shots or seats of arbitrary honor. There are neither titles nor degrees. There are no positions of importance and no lowly places. Each person gathers as one who waits on all the rest. The privilege of simply being there with Him is all that any need desire … and the knowledge that he is among us.