Friday, August 20, 2010

Lottery or Bankruptcy - Fellowship?

1 John 1: 7 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,...."  Now to me, the key word here is fellowship.  The Greek origin of that word was Koinos which meant Sharer.  So now we ask ourselves, do we have fellowship?  Are we sharing with one another the successes, the burdens, the word, the obstacles and challenges?  Isn't it always easier to "fellowship" with people as their lives are going well, but then we find excuses to drift away, when they may be having some "trouble".  Many judge them at that time, when they fall, especially if the person that fell was a believer.  Why is it then that when people hit the lottery they have tons of friends reaching out to invest in that relationship?  Now if they file bankruptcy, we need to let them have their time alone to get through this situation.  What are we doing to grow fellowship?  Are we conquering the challenges.  Fellowship - sharing in all times...  What will you do this weekend, to create a stronger fellowship with those around you?

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