V.23-25-"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit or some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near."
The writer is telling us here is how you grow, here is how you continue to mature in your faith and press into Jesus, you do it together, you do it with other believers. This is the essence of what fellowship is, it is more than meeting for coffee, or sharing a laugh, but identifying with people where they are and then encouraging them in their walk with Jesus and allowing others to do the same for you. This is what we desire our church to be, a place where this is not something we do but rather who we are.
Common misconception in the American church today is that if I put in my time of Sunday's then I get all I need, the problem with that is the Bible. While Sunday morning attendance is valuable and for many the first step in the right direction, we are called to much more, we are called to be a part of a body. We are called to sow into others lives and allow ourselves to be sown into. The body of Christ is men and women who have covenanted together to do life together. It is men and women that are vulnerable with each other and honest, in order that the world may see through us the light of the Gospel.
My question today is are you apart of a body, are there people in your life that you are pouring into, and are you allowing people to pour into your life and encourage you when you are down or listen when you have a question?
This is the essence of fellowship, may we be this church.
LOVE GOD LOVE PEOPLE
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