“And our
fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We write this to make our joy complete…But if
we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one
another…” 1 John 1:3b-4, 7.
With all of the social media we have at our fingertips
there is a precious blessing that is in danger of
extinction…fellowship. I heard
one of the greatest truths this morning in my Bible Study regarding social
media. Kelly Minter, author of What
Love Is stated: “There is
nothing social about social media.”
She is so correct as I pondered the concept. Social media happens apart from people…it
happens in isolation…it happens on couches and in cars…it is about as unsocial
as you can get. For some who engage in
social media it is a replacement for fellowship instead of an enhancement.
John writes of the most of the most beautiful benefits of
being a believer in Christ. He states
that complete joy is when we have both vertical fellowship with God and
horizontal fellowship with each other.
When either of these are interrupted for whatever reason our joy is
interrupted. God has anchored His
commands on two principles of love.
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind.' And the second is like it: 'Love
your neighbor as yourself.' Matthew 22:37, 39. We cannot follow these commands apart from
fellowship. We only have to look as far
as our relationships to understand this concept. When fellowship is fractured joy is
interrupted. The only way for both
fellowship and joy to be restored is to submit those relationship to the God of
peace. One of the most beautiful verses
for me is one of the shortest. ‘For God is not a God of disorder but of
peace’ 1 Co 14:33. Satan will always
attempt to frustrate our joy by frustrating our fellowship with God and others.
Complete joy is when
fellowship is found, shared or restored.
All things begin with our fellowship with the Father and His son, and is
shared with all believers if we submit our relationships to God.
If you find
yourself this morning with interrupted fellowship with another believer you
should reach out to Godly counsel.
Submitting the confusion and disorder to God gives Him the license to put
all things in order apart from our own emotions and perceptions.
He will be faithful to us if
we are faithful to Him in bringing peace back into the places where Satan threw
them into confusion.
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