Fellowship

SWEET FELLOWSHIP

People need other people as a performer needs an audience. People need to know that other people are depending upon them, waiting for them, pulling with them. People need people who believe in them, trust them, and expect much of them. -Evans

Galatians 2:9, And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

If there is one thing each of us needs, it is fellowship. It’s not healthy to be a recluse. It’s not healthy sitting behind a screen looking into everyone else’s life. It’s not healthy being alone. God made humans to be a people of companionship. He gave Adam, Eve. He gave Abraham, Sarah. He gave Jacob, Rebecca. And most of all, He gave His Son so that you and I could have sweet fellowship with Him!

Do you have that fellowship with others? Do you have that fellowship with God? Does He speak to you through His Word? If you’re one of His children, you can have all of this!

KEEP THE UNITY  

            Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. — Helen Keller

Psalm 133:1, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

            Have you ever attempted to get a list of things accomplished by yourself? It takes forever to get to the bottom of the list! However, if you have some help with a common goal in mind, you can get a lot accomplished in a short amount of time!

            If the Church is unified in the common goal of seeing sinners come to Jesus Christ as Saviour, can you imagine what this world would look like? Peace, harmony, joy, and contentment, would be just the beginning. Unfortunately, too many of us are more concerned about leaving a materialistic legacy.

            Keeping the unity begins with you and I doing what the Lord commands with the common goal of giving Him the glory for it all! Will you join with other believers as we all set out to see souls saved and the Saviour glorified?

WHAT A FELLOWSHIP, WHAT A JOY DIVINE

The people with whom we travel are much more important than the place to which we travel. –Wright

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3

Traveling daily with the Saviour brings about a joy that is contagious! Folks don’t like to be around a stick in the mud! If you have the joy of the Lord in your heart, fellowship with fellow believers is inevitable! Better yet, if you have the Lord in your heart, fellowship with Him is just a prayer a way as you lean on His the everlasting arms!

WHO ARE YOU TRAVELING WITH?

The people with whom we travel are much more important than the place to which we travel. –Wright

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14

We have gone on many trips with friends of ours. Mission Trips, vacations, and school trips have been so much better because of the company we had. We have made each another laugh, cry, and one time, one of us even danced on stage. Going through this life with them has been so much better because they were with us.

Friend, are you trying to travel this life without the Lord Jesus? Stop! Trust Him! He will wipe the tears from your eyes when you cry. He will put a smile on your face when no one else can. I don’t think He will ever get you to dance on a stage but what He may get you to do is deliver the Good News of Jesus Christ to a lost, dying, and hurting world!

Who are you traveling with that pushes you closer to God? If you don’t have anyone—pray and ask the Lord to give you someone!