But do you care about me?

When the Lord Jesus willingly went to the cross for all of humanity, He was revealing the highest level of love and care in all of history. He had previously washed all of the disciples feet and then taught them to wash each other’s feet. This spoke of the importance of serving and caring for one another. 1 Corinthians 12:25 says: “that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another”. As we receive a clear revelation of the love of God, not just that He loves us, but that He also loves “through” us, we will realize that as we love each other, it’s as the Lord Himself is loving through us. Jesus said if we were to give even a cup of water to one of His “little ones,” it was as if we were serving it to Him. The world wants to know what can we do for them. But the higher call is how can the love of Christ be revealed through each of us today!

Phillipians 2:4 (ERV) “Don’t be interested only in your own life, but care about the lives of others too”.

Are you part of a fellowship?

There are various meanings to the word fellowship. Among them are: “Community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience. A company of equals or friends. Companionship. Company.”  There is also a greek word for fellowship, Koinonia, which means: “Christian fellowship,” literally “communion,” from koinos, which means: common. In true fellowship, there is no elitism. There is a sense of mutual benefit. In some cases it is like a family. In Fellowship, there is the sharing of ideas, resources, love, care, mutual benefit among other things. When we become part of a local church, we become part of a fellowship, where we worship God together, bless each other, learn together, minister together and serve community together. But the most important part of our fellowship is with God Himself. Psalms 138:6 (AMP) “Though the Lord is exalted, He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship]; But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.” God is inviting you to fellowship and spend time with Him daily. Jesus taught us to pray daily to the Heavenly Father. This is not new. Enoch fellowshipped with God: Genesis 5:22 (AMP) “Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God three hundred years after the birth of Methuselah and had other sons and daughters.” Enoch pleased God. Paul taught the church in Ephesus that in Christ, we are in fellowship with one another and are being built up together so that God can dwell in us and among us. Ephesians 2:22 “In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.” Understand therefore, being part of His Body is more that just going to church; you are part of the Church, His Body, the Ekklesia, the called out ones. You are in fellowship with God and with His Body. There is no greater fellowship than that!