Margee, tells me that I'm amazing when my eyes are off myself. Why? Because I'm freed up to flow into the lives of other people. This eyes-off-self approach to life, ...is a life-giving, no-regrets way to be.
"Let us consider how we may spur one another on
toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together,
as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another
-and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
-Hebrews 10: 24,25
toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together,
as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another
-and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
-Hebrews 10: 24,25
The writer of Hebrews encouraged Jewish saints who were suffering terrible distress to...
1) Be Interpersonally-Considerate (eyes off self): "consider one another"
2) Be Collectively-Close (flow into the lives of others) "do not give up meeting together"
3) Be Relationally-Courageous (live a life of love) "encourage one another"
Don't underestimate yourself, ...fix your eyes on Jesus. You can be amazing, too!
These are extraordinary times we are living in. This season is a karios moment in the Kingdom of God. It's a time for believers in this generation to generously offer Jesus’ Bread-of-Life and Living Water to hungry, thirsty families, churches and all the peoples of the world. But, first ---we need to re-think and re-organize our community life in such a way that we are NOT forsaking habitually meeting together for the expressed purpose of mutual encouragement (in the midst of our distress). What is truly needed during these trying times is personal courage. Personal courage to not forsake "gathering together".
What is needed is fervent resurgence of micro-community prayer under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. What is needed is nothing short of corporate obedience to the profoundly humbling act of gathering ourselves together to share a meal, speak into one another's lives, ...and pray. The Church of Jesus Christ’s greatest need today is to offer herself up daily as a hundreds of thousand of simple seeking small groups, crying out as loved, adopted children of the Father. Jesus the Son stirs our imaginations, ...so that we may “spur” one another on towards “ love and good deeds” in the power of the Holy Spirit.
God created us and called us into good works ---for such a time as this; therefore, let's be about gathering together and spurring one another on in Christ. Don't hesitate. Don't let another day pass by. Gather a few believers around you to pray ---surrender your fears to God. Let the Holy Spirit inform your imaginations about how to "spur one another". Be courageous in love and good deeds this year. Let this be the year to be "communally courageous!
What is needed is fervent resurgence of micro-community prayer under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. What is needed is nothing short of corporate obedience to the profoundly humbling act of gathering ourselves together to share a meal, speak into one another's lives, ...and pray. The Church of Jesus Christ’s greatest need today is to offer herself up daily as a hundreds of thousand of simple seeking small groups, crying out as loved, adopted children of the Father. Jesus the Son stirs our imaginations, ...so that we may “spur” one another on towards “ love and good deeds” in the power of the Holy Spirit.
God created us and called us into good works ---for such a time as this; therefore, let's be about gathering together and spurring one another on in Christ. Don't hesitate. Don't let another day pass by. Gather a few believers around you to pray ---surrender your fears to God. Let the Holy Spirit inform your imaginations about how to "spur one another". Be courageous in love and good deeds this year. Let this be the year to be "communally courageous!
Shalom, -Brother Daniel
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