Thursday, December 29, 2011

In Christ, you're never alone.

Grace and peace to you dear friends,

 Remember that you're not in this alone. This Christian life is a corporate act, we're all in this together. All unique parts of one body in Christ.
 

"so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another." Romans 12:5

That's why there are so many references in the New Testament to our doing this life together. Scripture is full of encouragement and promises from God for His help and strength in our loneliest moments. Do not forget though that you're part of a team and in a team there aren't any solo acts. The war is won but the daily battles still loom and our on going victory over the sin that entangles us depends greatly on our ability to function together as the Lord designed. let us go forward in grace and strength giving of ourselves for the good of the team.

"let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works" Heb 10:24
"To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good." 1Corinthians 12:7

We need to fill ourselves at the well of life so that our Joy in Christ can over flow to those around us in love and grace especially to fellow members of the body of Christ. All of God's children the Scripture says have been given Spiritual gifts, a means of grace that we should be using for the mutual benefit of one another in Christ. It's a hard row to how no doubt but can we really put a comparable cost on this brief and sometimes painful reality when an eternity of God's glorious riches is the trade off? We can't be afraid of falling short because even when we do fail, the grace of our Lord Jesus is still more than sufficient to accomplish all that He has set before us.

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparisonas we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. " 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Now that's a Hope you couldn't have known apart from the WORD of God! 

Working Together For the Joy of Your Faith,
Teagan

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