Fellowship – A Basic Need
by Helen Lescheid
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“God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, is faithful” (1 Corinthians 1:9).
Do you feel lonely? Are you In need of fellowship?
Wanting to connect with people in a warm, friendly way is a basic human need. You see, we were created for fellowship.
Long before the heavens and the earth were created there was community. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit relate to each other in perfect love. They consult each other. They work together. They honor each other. They enjoy intimate fellowship with each other. They are completely fulfilled in each other’s love.
This is what God has in mind for humanity as well: Perfect fellowship with Him and with each other. But like Adam and Eve, we’ve also chosen to be independent and to stubbornly go our own way. That is the essence of sin: rebelling against God. And, like Adam and Eve, we are reaping a stream of broken relationships.
Does your relationship need help?: Talk to a mentor
Do you want to start over?: Facing the future after a major loss
How can we be restored to fellowship with God and with each other? Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. He is the bridge between God and us and He is the bridge between us and the other person.
When my son was estranged from me, I imagined Jesus Christ standing between us. I saw Him put his hand on each of our heads in blessing. This helped me to pray, “Jesus, I want to be rid of all bitterness and resentment toward my son. I want to let go of the hurts of the past. I want to forgive him with all my heart.” Then I prayed that my son would be able to do the same thing.
In time, our relationship was restored.
Jesus Christ is the glue that holds us together.
Questions: Are you a mother who is grieving over a son or daughter who no longer communicates with you? Are you in a relationship where bitterness has put a wedge between you? Will you allow God to touch your heart as you visualize the restoration that can come as Jesus puts His hand on each of your heads?
About the Author: http://talk.thelife.com/experience/devotionalforwomen/authors/helen-lescheid/
to helen, thank you for the deovtional and the inspiration i received from it. to answer the question ‘do you feel lonely’; i have never felt so loved as i do today. for the first time in my life i have love that will never abandon me. the relationship i have with the Lord oversees all the relationships i have here on earth. but would it be wrong to say that sometimes i feel like it’s only myself and the Lord. by that i mean family means everything to me and in my spiritual growth i want to share as a Christian should. but my outlook today is not necessarily the outlook of those family members. this makes it hard for me to speak from the heart. i come from a large family, 8 siblings and 1 parent. we were always a tight family until I lost a brother(at age 38). the family circle was broken and myself and my siblings were never the same. faith was not a part of our upbringing and so the grief has been left un-resolved for most. and with that is the bitterness and anger which is where my Christian life falls in place. in essence, i am grieving for the loss of those siblings that, although they are happy for me and that’s great, they don’t want to know why really. and so the gap continues. so this is where i throw myself into the Scriptures each day knowing that His Word will comfort me. as far as fellowship goes, i know now that it is the step I need to take. God is my Father, and all Christians are my family.
I would like to Thank All The Ladies That Have Been Praying For Me & I hope will continue to pray till this month is over as I grieve the loss of my teenage daughter 22yrs ago yesterday. Lots of you sent cards or wrote me letters and you know except for the year Lee-Anna died I have never had so much love, prayer and support around me and I truly want to thank you all for that. Even my very own family my sister, and two brothers don’t even mention it and never have and that really does hurt. You might say Linda it is 22yrs get over it, for most of the year I do but when the anniversary date comes up and her funeral date Aug 27th comes up I just relive each day hour by hour even though I totally 100% know that it was her time to go, I am still human and still miss her and always will till I meet her in heaven one day. So all you ladies out there Thank You from the bottom of my heart and May The Lord Richly Bless Each and Everyone of You For Your Kindness and Thoughtfulness!
Hugs, Linda!!!
thank you for this devotional. children can some times cause us a lot of pain and hurt and sorrow sometimes they don’t even know they are doing it