Bill Hybels says it best, "The local church is the hope of the world..." God has chosen to display His glory and demonstrate His kingdom through a people made in His image, called according to His purpose, connected in His family - His body - the Church. It is to this endeavor, community, and family that we are invited - commanded - to participate as a "living stone" building a House for God. WOW!
Loving God and loving God's house are vitally connected and are foundational to fulfilling God's plan and destiny for our life. Every believer must make a choice to serve and love God's house as if they were serving and loving Christ's wife, for that is exactly who the church is. David penned it this way...
4 One thing I ask of the LORD,Make this declaration today...
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock. (Ps. 27: 4-5)
I will love God's house with a faithful and fervent spirit and a heart of unwavering devotion, service and zeal.
When everything around you is being shaken, when there is confusion and question, find strength in the house of the Lord. Find strength in those who will come around you to bear your burden with you. Find hope and confidence in the presence of God and in the prayers of His body reaching out and holding you firm.
Families are made of people and people definitely aren't perfect...neither is God's family - the church! Even with our challenges, the local church is an amazing community of strength, life, and power!
1 comments:
Well said!
I pray that my actions will help build the house that has held me during difficult seasons and celebrated me during seasons of success.
Thank you and all the leaders for your dedication to building a house that invites people to dwell, share, and connect with Christ.
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