Matthew 18:20 “For where two or more are gathered in my name, there am I with them.”
The (Re)Gathering Body!
When shall our loved ones
again gather with us; who
will willingly come without
Pressure’s advance?
Or how much Persecution is
needed — reminding —
that we must drawn as HIS
fabric— together?
Dwell in Unity, yea! Side-by-side,
hand-in-hand…
Lifting up one another because
we stand close!
So draw near, living temple;
rise up, child of GOD…
…and follow HIS heart back
to Love’s sanctuaries!
As HIServant ever blessed by the warm embraces and encouraging love of the Body…just as HE designed,
Whitney
Devotional: Hebrews 10:23-25 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for HE who promised is faithful.
24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
So there’s many sincere reasons why many of our loved ones and family aren’t able to assemble with us on Sunday.
There’s needing to go to work as well as fatigue from work and trying to rest up one day.
There’s caring for an elderly parent
or sick child.
There’s personal sickness, or having relatives/friends in from out of town or… needing to visit them.
There’s weather related issues and car trouble which can hinder our coming together or Sunday or to whatever mid-week service our church has.
I think not just of their missed physical presences, but also of those IN the congregation…yet mentally elsewhere.
But week in and week out Fear of entering in with other believers of our church family…overriding the Joy of fellowshipping closely
…this must not be personally permitted
to be a month by month blockade to attending for spiritual sanctuary blessings.
There are so many man made and demonically enforced barriers which appear valid within one’s conscience.
It’s these mental walls and wayward gates that I encourage one and all to break through and reach the love of the Body
…who is, in return, longing to fellowship again with them…with you and me.
So as I preached on Sunday about the shield of Faith, “Take up your mental beds and walk! Draw near to GOD AND to the Body you’re drawn to!” Amen?
Yea, Amen!
2CJC 