Fellowship

Responding in Faith to God’s Invitation of Life and Peace by Relating with Him through the Lord’s Feast of Tabernacles

TRUTH AND PURPOSE

God appointed a special time to have a special kind of fellowship with Him and our fellow man. He called it Sukkot, Tabernacles. It was prescribed to be a most joyous time to celebrate life for eight days, recalling the awesome things God did that year. It marked a special time to be grateful for God’s faithfulness in keeping His promises and sustaining life through times of trial and conflict. It points forward to an awesome way of gathering with fellow believers in a feast of God's love, sharing testimonies of God’s goodness and doing life together!

RELEVANCE

After the LORD had ascended to heaven, the disciples remained in a state of worship and fellowship, meeting often in an upper room. “These all devoted themselves single-mindedly to prayer.” (Acts 1:14 JNT)

Scripture also reports in Acts 2:44-45 the magnitude of their cooperation with one another. They became “their brother’s keeper.” (Genesis 4:9)  They continued living faithfully towards God and one another with singleness of purpose, in a state reflecting the genuine love of God.

The context of Scripture truly has in view a spirit of real covenant love; intimacy, mutual affection, care, and concern for one another. They shared what they had. They supported one another. They lived with a genuine sense of community. The glimpse we have from their engagement, in essence, is a real knitting of hearts: between God and man; and one another.      

REFLECTION, REALITY AND RESPONSE

What kind of fellowship do you maintain with other believers? 

Are you part of a small group that prays for one another, supports one another—emotionally and physically, and fellowships in God’s Word and His Spirit, testifying of His works?

What opportunities do you have to witness the working of God’s power?

What kind of relationships do you maintain that build your faith and nurture your relationship with God?

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REFERENCES

Acts 1-2; 5:42; Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Philemon 2

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Unless otherwise specified, all Scripture references are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982, by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scriptures marked JNT taken from the Jewish New Testament. Copyright © 1979 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. Scriptures marked NLT are taken from New Living Translation Holy Bible, copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.