May 22, 2019 LET US CONSIDER
Hebrews 10:24-25 “and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.
This instructions given in these verses is for certain is counter-culture. Most would agree that the culture has had more impact on the culture than the church has had on the culture-but that will change one day as God’s plans for His church will be fulfilled. We all know the major impact that technology is having on our culture. There are many benefits that come with technology, but there are also many negative effects that come with the ever expanding technology. One apparent downside of having access to seemingly unlimited information in the palm of our hands-our I-phones-it leads to individuals becoming isolated, living private lives with little or no need for relating to others. With that being said, let us look at a couple of ways of how life in God’s kingdom is far different than life in our culture. In God’s kingdom, we are members of the body of Christ, the church, and each member has been gifted in certain ways and each member needs the other members to be complete. In our culture, the goal is to be independent. The realization that we need one another serves as a motivation to relate to others in the body, and as we relate to others and fulfill our part as a member of the body, we mature in the faith. There are many ‘one another’ commands in the New Testament, and as we read them, we get a clear picture of what life in the body of Christ looks life. The ‘one another’ in the above verse is straight forward, easily understood, and no room for misinterpretation. (As I often say, so many of the scriptures are so easily understood-the massage is crystal clear-it’s so clear and so simple that we may overlook the message and fail to implement.) As believers who are members of the body of Christ, there will always be opportunities to express the love of God and to engage in good deeds. Sometimes we may become insensitive and may need reminding or encouraged to be about the things of the Lord-that’s the blessing of being a part of a body of believers. We are to be engaged in the ‘one another’ activities as a way of life, not just when we meet together on Sunday mornings. God gave us His written word that we might know Him and that we might learn of Him and experience life in His kingdom. Today, let us focus on encouraging ourselves and others to be about love and good deeds-that’s what Jesus did.
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Blessings,
Buddy
Hebrews 10:24-25 “and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, and all the more, as you see the day drawing near.
This instructions given in these verses is for certain is counter-culture. Most would agree that the culture has had more impact on the culture than the church has had on the culture-but that will change one day as God’s plans for His church will be fulfilled. We all know the major impact that technology is having on our culture. There are many benefits that come with technology, but there are also many negative effects that come with the ever expanding technology. One apparent downside of having access to seemingly unlimited information in the palm of our hands-our I-phones-it leads to individuals becoming isolated, living private lives with little or no need for relating to others. With that being said, let us look at a couple of ways of how life in God’s kingdom is far different than life in our culture. In God’s kingdom, we are members of the body of Christ, the church, and each member has been gifted in certain ways and each member needs the other members to be complete. In our culture, the goal is to be independent. The realization that we need one another serves as a motivation to relate to others in the body, and as we relate to others and fulfill our part as a member of the body, we mature in the faith. There are many ‘one another’ commands in the New Testament, and as we read them, we get a clear picture of what life in the body of Christ looks life. The ‘one another’ in the above verse is straight forward, easily understood, and no room for misinterpretation. (As I often say, so many of the scriptures are so easily understood-the massage is crystal clear-it’s so clear and so simple that we may overlook the message and fail to implement.) As believers who are members of the body of Christ, there will always be opportunities to express the love of God and to engage in good deeds. Sometimes we may become insensitive and may need reminding or encouraged to be about the things of the Lord-that’s the blessing of being a part of a body of believers. We are to be engaged in the ‘one another’ activities as a way of life, not just when we meet together on Sunday mornings. God gave us His written word that we might know Him and that we might learn of Him and experience life in His kingdom. Today, let us focus on encouraging ourselves and others to be about love and good deeds-that’s what Jesus did.
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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