“We look for God to exhibit Himself to His children, but God only exhibits Himself in His children. And while others see the evidence, the child of God does not.” I have long believed that church sanctuaries need to be re-arranged. We sit folks in straight rows. We don’t look at or consider the child of God sitting next to us. Sure we look at the worship team and the preacher, but if God exhibits Himself in His children aren’t we missing something. Not only do we not look at the other children of God with whom we gather, we don’t hear from them or communicate with them. Oh, we have fellowship times and those are great. But during those times we share very superficially. We don’t learn what God is really doing in the lives of his children. We don’t know each other’s struggles, problems or fears. I can’t help but think Satan likes it that way. Compare with this description of the early Church from the Second Chapter of Acts:
42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Obviously we need more than seat rearrangement. The church in Acts 2 was a community not a weekly gathering. God exhibited Himself in His children and the world was changed forever.We long for heaven for then we will see God; but we’re missing Him now living and visible in His children. We “have to get to the point of the absolute and unquestionable relationship that takes everything exactly as it comes from Him. God never guides us at some time in the future, but always here and now. Realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate.”
Are you ready for Church like it was in Acts and like it will be in Heaven?
What a blessing that would be.
Nick
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