Your Daily Devotional for February 27, 2006

February 27, 2006

 

Together

by Dr. Paul Chappell

 

“Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ:  that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;”

Philippians 1:27

 

Together – a church family needs to work together.  Think about your place of worship, your church, for a few moments.  The Bible says that we are to strive TOGETHER for the faith of the Gospel. 

 

Are you taking your place in the local body that you are a part of?  1 Corinthians 12:12 says, “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body:  so also is Christ.”  Please realize today that you play a vital place in your local church, no matter if you are a teen, single, couple, or senior citizen.  Let’s look at 1 Corinthians 12:18, “But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”  God placed you in the church that you are in.  He wants you to use your talents and gifts for Him in a real way in that place.  Realize too, that God placed the others around you in your church with you.  We all need to work together for the cause of Christ.  We don’t need to blame, judge, or gossip about others.  We need to work together.  

 

As a part of your local church, you need to own the vision of your pastor in reaching souls, in response to trials, and in your desire for revival. 

 

When I stay in a hotel, I don’t make the bed or hang up the towels perfectly.  When I rent a car, I don’t wash and polish it before I take it back.  Why?  Because I do not have a sense of ownership in those situations.  As a church member, God wants you to own your responsibility and place in your local church.  Take possession, and don’t treat church like a rental.

 

Won’t you determine today to step up and take your place in the body of your local church and own it as your own possession?  Strive TOGETHER for the work of the Gospel.

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