“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20
Many become discouraged when it comes to Christian Fellowship primarily because they approach it from a natural standpoint rather than a spiritual one. And, to many, it’s just the old attitude of “What – Church Again?” However, Jesus said that when we gather together in His Name, He is there in our midst. When we think about everything the New Testament says about the Risen Christ, I would think we would almost want to risk a speeding ticket to get to church to gather together with our brothers and sisters in Christ!
Why is that?
First, Jesus is our Intercessor. That means He is not only praying for us continually, but He is standing in the gap for us, discerning our every need so He can pray effectively to the Father on our behalf. That answer may come through the Gift of the Spirit through someone we’re gathered with. It may come in a word of encouragement or exhortation! The point is, we limit God when we don’t discern the body of Christ and avail ourselves of the promises in His Word.
Second, He is also our Advocate with the Father (I John 2:1), which means He acts as our Attorney. The devil is the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12:10), who accuses us day and night before God. He brings cases against us before God regularly, and Jesus takes our case before the Father as our defense Attorney. Our part is to confess our sins to Him, and He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9) So, He comes along side us to cleanse us – not to condemn us.
Third, He is the Mediator of the New Testament (Hebrews 8:6; 9:15; 12:24), which means He oversees all the promises, blessings, benefits and provisions of the New Testament and coordinates their distribution to those who come to God according to His provisions in the Word of God. When we gather together, He, our Advocate is able to provide a corporate anointing that is able to better position us to receive the ministry of Jesus’ advocacy!
We are so privileged to gather together with believers of like faith to fellowship around the realities of God’s promises that were given to build us up, edify us, and impart wisdom, revelation and give us a better, and more workable knowledge of the Word of God, and deeper fellowship in the Spirit of God. When we gather together There He Is in Our Midst with all His Abundance to provide every need and fulfill every Promise according to God’s riches in glory
BY CHRIST JESUS!
With Love,
Pastor Tom
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