“Fellowship!”
GREETINGS FROM THE TEMPLE …
“Fellowship!”
Fellowship. What exactly is fellowship? Our Pastor, Rev. Victor S. Brice, has been taking us through a series on “God Has Your Back” for the past few weeks. He has been stressing the fact that we must be in fellowship with God. Our Almighty God – Creator of mankind – our Way out of no way – our Provider – our Comforter – our Healer.
Does Who He Is make you feel you can’t live up to His expectations?
“God wants us to hang out with Him.” – “He wants continued fellowship with Him.” – Pastor Victor S. Brice
To be in fellowship means to be in alliance with – in comradeship – in friendship – in companionship – in relationship with. This brings to mind the song: “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”. Although He is our Almighty God, He wants us to be friends. Can you just accept this fact and be a friend?
A friend knows all about you. God knows all about you, but do you really know God? Do you really know Who He Is? I’m not talking about what you were taught about God when you first became a Believer. I’m talking about your relationship – your fellowship – with Him which should be on-going. Your relationship with God must be one that shows constant growth.
How do you grow in your relationship with God?
Stay in His Word. Meditate on His Word. Research Scripture to determine what God is speaking to you about. Your Bible is The Book! It should not be sitting unopened, unread. Stay in worship. Stay in fellowship with other Believers. Attend church (yes, you can Facebook or livestream our worship service) but you must sit with other Believers so you can feel the Spirit enter the building as the Word is being delivered by our Pastor. Stay in prayer. Pray for yourself and intercede in prayer for others. Stay in discipleship. You can be in discipleship mode and not even realize it. When you are true to the Word, others will see God in you. You don’t have to advertise that you are a Believer, others will see God emanating from you. You can make disciples without uttering a single Word.
“You can’t be part-time with God.” – Rev. James W. Brice
Always stay in fellowship with God. Be consistent – fervent – compassionate. Your testimony on the goodness and mercy of God should continuingly be on your mind and His praises should always come from your mouth. Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:2 (KJV) comes to mind.
“Praise him for his mighty acts., praise him according to his excellent greatness.”
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