ONE ANOTHER!

ONE ANOTHER!

1 Cor 12:18

18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

1 Cor 12:26

26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

The Bible commands us to comfort one another, build up one another, confess our sins to one another, pray for one another, love one another, accept one another, admonish one another, serve one another, forgive one another.

           The story is often told about a pastor who visited an absentee member to encourage him to return to the fellowship of the church. It was a cold wintry night and the man had a comforting fire in the fireplace. After the exchange of pleasantries the pastor sat wordless and an uncomfortable silence filled the room. All that could be heard was the hiss of the fire. Soon the pastor rose from his chair, took the tongs and removed a glowing ember and laid it on the hearth by itself. It soon cooled from red to black. He then took the tongs and replaced the ember and it once again returned to its glowing. The pastor simply sat back down and folded his hands in silence. The erring member squirmed uncomfortably for a while and then turned to speak and said: “I will be back at church this Sunday. Your unspoken sermon was clear.”

1 Cor 12:25

25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

Father, help me to be an encouragement to someone today and let me enjoy the “one another” blessings of my church family. AMEN