Scripture

And let us not neglect meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is near.

Observation

We can boldly enter the Most Holy place of Heaven because of the blood of Jesus. His death opened a way through the curtain that separated us from God. Let us go then right into God’s presence.

We must hold tightly to hope, encourage one another in love, and keep on meeting together to build one another up.

Application

Meeting together with our brothers and sisters in the Lord is a basic part of Christian living.

God has called us to be a community of faith, a people who witness together and worship together.

How can we love one another, encourage one another, bear one another’s burdens and so on, unless we actually meet together?

The church functions best when all of its members meet together in large groups and small groups. Meeting is great for worship and instruction. The smaller group is best suited for personal ministry, exhortation and fellowship.

Jesus did not minister as a “Lone Ranger” but through a band of followers whom he trained into ministry.

It is in exploring life together that we become mature in our walk with the Lord.

Prayer

Lord, I thank you for your body, the church. Thank you for all of those brothers and sisters who encourage me regularly. Amen.