1 Corinthians 12:27
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
I thank God for Christian friends. I thank God for a local church where I may praise and worship God with freedom. Thank God for the preached word from the pulpit. I thank God for Christian tv and media of every kind. I have fellowship with the saints because we are joined by Jesus blood.
Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
We are joined by faith in the Word of God. We also feel communion when we gather at various Christian inter denominational gatherings and guest Evangelist and other ministries.
Acts 2:42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
It is so important that we do not neglect the discerning of the body of Christ. By this I mean of course, we should not offend or hold offence against any member of the Body of Christ but we should in fact have an active motivation of love towards all those who are our brothers and sisters in Christ.
John 13:34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
This love that we have for the Body of Christ will cause us to purposely do good to those of the household of faith. We will pray for ways to be a blessing to the people around us. We will want to supply their needs and bless them in any way that we can.
Acts 2:44And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
We will want to share and to give to meet their needs if we truly love them. We will continue in celebrating the sacraments and Christian fellowship. We will spend time together around the Lord;s table and in prayer and in studying and talking about God’s Word. These essential elements of the early church are still litmus evidence to show our love for Christians around us. We should cherish our time praying and taking communion together. I a advocating that we don’t only do it in a church building. We are the CHURCH whreever we are if two or more of us is gathered in His name. Let us renew our fellowship. Let us break bread together. Let us love one another with the love of God burning in our hearts – first towards HIM and then towards each other.
PRAYER
LORD I want to love you with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength and my neighbour as myself. Show me how to love. Show me how to give and how to express your love to those around me especially to the household of faith. LORD make me a magnet for blessing to those in my spheres of influence. Bless them and let me be a blessing to them showing your love. Amen
