Text: Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews
10:23-25
In every generation, God always
have a faithful remnant among His children tasked with evangelizing the world
with the gospel so that people can be converted to Christ and be brought into a
living fellowship with Him and with one another. These responsible believers,
in time, become fruitful and reproductive Christians.
As born again Christians, we are
part of the body of Christ, but we must be members of a local assembly where
there are opportunities for personal growth, carrying on the Great Commission,
strengthening our faith and fellowshipping with one another.
Christian fellowship is an
absolute necessity in the life of every believer. Whenever and wherever a
Christian is isolated from others who have similar relationship with Jesus
Christ, something would be missing from his or her life.
Though a person may have
fellowship with Christ through prayer and study of the Word, mutual
encouragement and strengthening that come from association with other believers
will be absent.
Christian fellowship challenges
us to grow in grace, pray for one another and reach those outside the fold of
Christ. Through fellowship, we receive needed encouragement in time of
weariness, failure and discouragement. Fellowship provides correction necessary
for our spiritual growth.
We cannot become the men and
women God wants us to be if we are out of fellowship of the brethren. “He
that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be
destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20).
When we are in the company of
others who know the Saviour and are committed to Him, we will grow in grace and
in the knowledge of the Lord.
THE TRUTH MEDIA