27^th June 2010

SEEDS FOR HARVESTING 5/23

Romans 1:12

"That you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith."

In God's house and amongst God's people we are
"mutually encouraged by each other's faith."
Together we lift our combined voices
in joy and praise to our God.
For one member of the Body of Christ to be absent
affects the whole Body.

Faith becomes the key for us to become
"mutually encouraged"
Our faith must be a living faith,
as it was for the woman
who touched the hem of Jesus' garment,
or the one who was bent double for 18 years.
In spite of their disabilities they continued to believe
because of their living faith.

Faith that we keep to ourselves will shrivel.
The faith that we can share
with our fellow travellers in Christ
must grow and become a living faith in us.
When Jesus challenges us with the words
"O you of little faith,"
He is not only talking to us individually
but also to God's gathered people.

The more we share our faith amongst each other,
the stronger the faith
of the congregation becomes
and the more meaningful is our worship,
and the better we are able
to repel the fiery darts of the evil one.

Bob Imms 27.6.10