Daily devotion – the Church
Rom 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Rom 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another
Do not make the mistake of attaching yourself to a particular ministry rather than to the body of the Church itself. The ministry may change – it is healthy and stimulating that it should – but the tenets of the Church remain the same!
As it is to the Church and its Christ that we each owe our allegiance. A stable Church is built up when members of the fellowship recognize that it is their mutual love of Jesus Christ and the sincere desire to follow in His steps that hold them together.
The true Christian goes not only for what he or she gets out of it but also for what they can put into it. They go to add their prayers to those of others; they go to add their voice to the other voices raised in praise and worship of the Lord; they go to add their strength in seeking the Lord’s blessing; they go to add their weight of testimony to the possibility of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.
They go for the necessary companionship of fellow believers – Act 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Christian who are NOT actively involved in the life of a local Church remind me of what happens when a burning coal is removed from the fire. You’ve seen it happen. The coal gradually cools and its flame dies once it is removed from the bed of glowing coals.
When wolves attack a flock of sheep, the first thing they try to do is to scatter them. Then they close in for the kill on one of the isolated sheep.
The Church should be the means of channelling your funds for Christian work and the needs of fellow Christians. The Bible teaches us about giving. It is a Christian grace that should be woven into the fabric of our daily lives until it becomes a part no longer distinguishable from the rest.
Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” – Acts 20:35
He knew how giving warms the heart and satisfies the soul – Malachi 3:10.
Dr Louis Evans has said, “The Gospel is free, but it costs money to provide the pails in which to carry the water of salvation.”
The act of giving is just as much an act of worship as praying or singing.