Saturday May 10
“You
are members of God’s family.” Eph 2:19 NLT
THE
IMPORTANCE OF FELLOWSHIP
Nathaniel Hawthorne said, “ No man, for any period,
can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally
getting bewildered as to which is the true one.” we like to wear masks in
public, yet only as we open up to one another can we truly change and grow: “If
we live in the light...we can share fellowship with each other” (1 Jn 1:7 NCV).
One author writes: “The world mistakenly thinks that intimacy occurs in the
dark, but God says it happens in the light. Darkness hides our issues, but when
we are able to bring them out into the light they lose their power, we find
forgiveness, our wounded areas are healed, and we begin to make progress.”
We’re afraid of transparency, yet it’s the only way to become spiritually and
emotionally whole. None of us is as strong individually as all of us are
collectively. We’re more consistent in our faith when others walk with us and
encourage us. Over and over in the New Testament we are told to be devoted to
one another, submit to one another, forgive one another, bear one another’s burdens,
honor one another, accept one another, teach one another, serve one another,
encourage one another, pray for another, and love one another. You’re not
responsible for everyone in your church, but you are responsible to
them. God expects you to do whatever you can to serve them. Paul challenged the
believers in Rome, saying, “I want us to help each other...Your faith will help
me, and my faith will help you” (Ro 1;12 NCV). That’s what it’s all about!
Taken from the Word for You Today Devotional
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