Psalm 146 & I Tim. 6:6-19

"What is life about?” Have you ever asked that question? Perhaps you are still asking it. Our lectionary reading for this Sunday’s message directs us in ways to take hold of the life that truly is life.

What the Scripture asserts leads us to ask a few questions: What is the life that truly is life? How do you get it? and What do you do with it once you have it?

God doesn’t want us to be unsure about the source of true life and how to live it. Thus the instruction of Psalm 146 tells us of the blessing that belongs to those whose help is the God of Jacob. His power and the help he gives is described in the Psalm. And interestingly enough, the words of the Psalm are brought to life in Jesus Christ. He is the one who opens the eyes of the blind and sets prisoners free. He is truly life. What his life was about comes clearly into focus when he eats with his disciples what is is known to us as the “Last Supper”. There he tells them that his body and blood, i.e. his life, is for them and the New Covenant. The Lord’s Supper is a beautiful and vivid portrayal of the answer to the questions this sermon is asking.