“They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”-Acts 2:42-47
This truth has been infiltrating my life lately. The idea and practice that we are ONE body of believers–living, sharing, praying, and serving TOGETHER. One of my biggest frustrations is that somewhere along the way we lost this idea. We lost the drive to be one church, got caught up in the stupid details and decided we would rather be right than live as one body. My hope and prayer is that God would daily show us how to live as a “BIG C” Church and how to love, honor, respect, support, pray, uplift, and encourage each other as ONE and not as individual churches. I have seen God move in crazy-awesome ways lately. He is breaking down walls of churches and denominations so that we can reach out to serve and love one another as HIS body and HIS church. I cannot express to you how much I am in love with the idea of one community of SOLD OUT Christ-followers!
