The Communion of the Saints

“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing.” Heb. 10:25 NIV

Imagine if when you got up one morning your hand told you it had decided to stay in bed. What would you say to your hand? Would you say, “That’s all right. We don’t need you today.” We can’t imagine such a bizarre scenario being played out in our bedrooms, but it is played out in our sanctuaries week after week. The common confession of the faith says that we believe in fellowshipping together. It says we believe in collectively using our gifts that God has given us for the common good of the body.

Daily we are glad that our feet are willing to walk, our hands are willing to work and our eyes are willing to see. They are part of our body and we just expect them to be there and function as they ought. If they don’t we know we have a problem. If we find that we don’t want to function as part of the body then we know that we have a problem, too. We need the encouragement of word and the sweet love of other saints to walk steadfastly with God in this evil world. We need the communion of the saints.

Almighty God, We thank You for calling us into the community of Your church. Amen. 

The Friday Benediction

Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop you with His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in the holy Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be enriched with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend.  Amen

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