TUESDAY November 21st
Acts 9:19-22
‘For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ’
Among the many lessons that we can learn from Saul as he is still called here in our verses today is that he spent time with the disciples in Damascus. Remember that only a few verses previously he was asking for letters to the synagogues so that if he found anyone in the Way, to bind them and bring them to Jerusalem. Now, he is going to be with those in the Way. Not to bind them, but to be bound with them! He realized immediately how important it was to spend time with other believers.
It is Paul who later speaks to us so much about the Church and the uniqueness of the Church as being the body of Christ and of each one of us as being members one with each other.
Being together in fellowship with one another is not just important, it is vital! Just as we are united to Christ as the head, so we need to be united to one another as the body. And as we continue our look into the life and the ministry of Paul this subject will come up again.
But for now, please take this as a plea that comes from a shepherd who is desiring the best for the sheep under his care, if you are not in the practice of being regular in fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ, makes the adjustments that are needed in your schedule to ensure that it happens.
Blessed be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.