TOGETHER IN CHRIST

 It is an awesome privilege to be a part of Jesus' Church.  In Him we are a holy community, the very house of God (Heb. 3:1,6).  Think of it.  In Christ, His followers become the very dwelling of God.  There are no lone ranger Christians.  We are in this thing together.  We are Jesus' brothers and sisters, as it were, a community comprised of people of whom Jesus "is not ashamed to call them brethren" (Heb. 2:11).

           

In Christ, followers of Jesus are "partakers of a heavenly calling" (Heb. 3:1).  This is no ordinary thing of which we are a part, not man made or rooted in man's wisdom or imagination.  This community is born of God, called into existence by His grace and brought to life by the blood of Christ that shapes and forms the community.

           

Jesus is the center of our life together.  He is in charge of His house, and all it means for us to be who we are comes because of who He is.  He is God's Son who was faithful to the Father fully and totally.  Now in Him we are brought into that faithfulness.  We live faithfully to the confidence and hope we have in Him.

           

Together in Christ we encourage one another.  We watch out for each other so that none of us will be drawn away.  With Jesus as our Lord and each other as brothers and sisters we journey together.  We are the family of God.  What a great life we share together.