Fellowship Beyond Our Imagination
1 John 1:3
That ye also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Thought:
The word fellowship in the Bible means sharing, partnership, and close relationship. It is hard to imagine that the holy God who is light would want close fellowship with people who have sinned against Him. But that is exactly what He offers us through Jesus Christ.
Our sin pushed us away from God. Darkness cannot enjoy fellowship with light. But Jesus entered our darkness. He took our sin upon Himself on the cross and rose again from the dead. By His death and resurrection, He removed the barrier between us and God.
This means Christian fellowship starts vertically before it starts horizontally. First we are brought into fellowship with God the Father through His Son. Then we are brought into real fellowship with one another. Our unity with other believers comes from our shared life with God, not just from being in the same church or liking the same things.
This fellowship is beyond imagination because the God we offended has chosen to bring us close. He did not just tolerate us. He welcomed us and wrapped us in the righteousness of His Son. He calls us His children. He walks with us, listens to us, corrects us, and comforts us. The more we understand this, the less we will be satisfied with empty religion. We will desire to truly know Him and to walk with His people in the light.
Prayer:
Father God, thank You that through Jesus You invite me into real fellowship with You. It amazes me that You would want to share life with someone like me. Help me to value this fellowship more than anything else. Teach me to enjoy Your presence and to walk in loving fellowship with other believers. Draw my heart near to You today. In Jesus name, amen.
That ye also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
Thought:
The word fellowship in the Bible means sharing, partnership, and close relationship. It is hard to imagine that the holy God who is light would want close fellowship with people who have sinned against Him. But that is exactly what He offers us through Jesus Christ.
Our sin pushed us away from God. Darkness cannot enjoy fellowship with light. But Jesus entered our darkness. He took our sin upon Himself on the cross and rose again from the dead. By His death and resurrection, He removed the barrier between us and God.
This means Christian fellowship starts vertically before it starts horizontally. First we are brought into fellowship with God the Father through His Son. Then we are brought into real fellowship with one another. Our unity with other believers comes from our shared life with God, not just from being in the same church or liking the same things.
This fellowship is beyond imagination because the God we offended has chosen to bring us close. He did not just tolerate us. He welcomed us and wrapped us in the righteousness of His Son. He calls us His children. He walks with us, listens to us, corrects us, and comforts us. The more we understand this, the less we will be satisfied with empty religion. We will desire to truly know Him and to walk with His people in the light.
Prayer:
Father God, thank You that through Jesus You invite me into real fellowship with You. It amazes me that You would want to share life with someone like me. Help me to value this fellowship more than anything else. Teach me to enjoy Your presence and to walk in loving fellowship with other believers. Draw my heart near to You today. In Jesus name, amen.
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