Fellowship With Believers July 6th Devotional

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1 Corinthians 12:27

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 1:9

9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

A man told his wife one Sunday morning that he didn't feel like going to church, and to give him three reasons why he should go? His wife was trying to encourage him and told him the three reasons why he should go. One reason is that you are the head of the house and you need to set an example. The second reason is that the bible says to not forsake the assembling of others. The third reason is that you're the pastor. This sounds about how we get sometimes. It can happen to any of us, whether we are a called into full time ministry, or we are advancing God's kingdom at our job. We get weary in our soul, and we sometimes can't find the strength to carry on. Fellowship with other believers and our own devotion are the two essential keys to grow in the Lord. There is power in fellowship. Great things happened in Acts when the church had fellowship together. It can be tough at times to fellowship with one another, but it is such a blessing as well to bind together as one. There's an old poem that was written and it is true at times. "To live above with those we love, we'll, that will be full of glory, but to live below with those we know, we'll, that's another story." The scriptures teach that Christ is the head and we are the body. We need to reach out our hands to a world that don't know Christ. We can't be the body of Christ in a pure way if we don't have consistent fellowship with a home church. There is such a power with small groups, bible studies, and other home groups branched from the church. We need to be the body of Christ to a hurting world, and we need to bind together like never before. If we are the body, then why aren't His arms reaching? Why aren't His hands healing?. why aren't His words teaching? Let's be the body of Christ and lets go forth in His mighty name.

Prayer:

Lord we ask that you give us the revelation of coming together as one. Give us wisdom as the church, and help us to reach out to a hurting world that needs to see Jesus. Help us to be your hands and touch those around us in your name we pray. Amen.

by Keith Edwards