DAY 5: FELLOWSHIPPING TOGETHER
Read Isaiah 25:6-8.
A day is coming, yes, a day is coming when we will feast on the best God has to offer for all peoples. It will be a day of feasting on fine food with all of God’s people in one place. I like to think we can have a little taste of that experience in a gathering of God’s people… with good food, of course!
Craig shared (by accident) last Sunday that we can’t have food without fellowship (he meant to say we can’t have fellowship without food). But he was right in this regard: we shouldn’t have food without fellowship. A meal forces us to slow down, and it is the perfect opportunity to share conversation with others.
Several nights ago we had a number of families at our house. The girls were in the kitchen preparing dinner, the kids were in another room playing together, and the guys… (where were the guys?) During the course of preparations, one of the girls mentioned that she liked doing this more than meeting for Home Group. Can you believe that?! Well, I was not totally surprised because when people get together to enjoy a good meal together with family and friends, it doesn’t get much better than that.
That same evening I visited the Akamine’s where a small group practiced a few songs for the Fall Conference. I was running a little late, but we managed to run through the songs in about 15 minutes. But instead of everyone heading home, for the next hour to hour and a half we all sat around the table snacking and gabbing about life. The music may have been why we came, but the fellowship is why we stayed. When I look at the early church, that was one of the reasons the church continued to grow (Acts 2:47).
A church that reaches across and enjoys fellowshipping together is truly a Family of God.
To consider:
How are you enjoying the fellowship of believers? When was the last time you “sat down around the table” and enjoyed the fellowship of others? Take a moment and thank God for those times and the Family He has brought you into.
