I owe so much to Christ’s Church: my life, my character, my worldview, my calling, my vision, my peace, my hope — everything. I BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH! Understanding, then, that we need the mothering of the Church, we must also understand that we will never benefit as we should from it apart from commitment to her Head. The entire Christian life is about commitment — first and above all to Christ, but also to the Church, to family, to marriage, to friendship, to ministry. None of these will ever flourish apart from commitment.
For example, marriage can never produce the security, satisfaction, and growth that it promises unless there is commitment. This is why today’s provisional live-in arrangements are coming up short. Commitment through good and bad times is what makes a marriage grow and brings the greatest fulfillment.
Men, on the most elementary level, you do not have to go to church to be a Christian. You do not have to go home to be married either. But in both cases if you do not, you will have a very poor relationship. Among the growth-inducing benefits of commitment to the Church are:
● Worship — having your soul swept up to God in the unique elevating power of corporate worship.
● Hearing the Word — so that your soul can feed on its proper food, bringing health to your whole being.
● Attendance at the Lord’s Table — so that you are refreshed as you thank God for the atoning work of Christ.
“We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread,
And long to feast upon Thee still;
We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead,
And thirst our souls from Thee to fill.” —Bernard of Clairvaux
● Discipleship — as one is committed to the Church through its ups and
downs, an appropriate deepening takes place which the uncommitted heart
can never know.
● Vision and mission — as one remains committed, a supernatural vision for life takes hold which results in mission.
Men, you need the Church because the Scriptures say you do, because you need a mother, and because without commitment to her you will not grow: SELAH!
HALELUJAH: PRAISE BE TO GOD ALWAYS FOR HIS CONTINUOUS ENLIGHTMENT.
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers, devotion, and to support the ministry contact Evangelist on +254722157300 ( Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com). Remember, God Loves you and I unconditionally, perfectly and always: SHALOM
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