CHURCH IS FAMILY

CHURCH IS FAMILY!

Eph 3:14-16

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.

           God is our Father, Christ is our elder brother and the Holy Spirit dwells inside us. Every believer, whether in heaven or in earth, is a brother or sister. We are saved by the precious blood of Christ and so we are blood kin. Like most families, we don’t always agree but we are always family.

           Within the family there is the comfort of being yourself without any pretense. To reside without makeup; to walk barefoot; are some of the comforts of home. We enjoy the blessing of mutual love and familiarity. At the end of the day we drag ourselves from the rigors and stresses of daily life and we rush home where we can reconnect with family. This is what every local church should provide.

Dr. Charles Stanley said: “Taking church lightly, and attending sporadically, is ingratitude toward the One who put us in a family. It's akin to refusing to show up for family reunions because we have other things that are more important.”

Dear Lord, thank you for my local church “home” and my brothers and sisters who gather there. AMEN