Acts 2:46-47. Day by
day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread from home
to home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and
having the goodwill of all the people.
And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being
saved.
One of the key features of the early church was they made
fellowship with God and each other their primary focus.
By building relationships with one another, they grew spiritually and
God blessed them individually and as a whole.
These are people who had given all their earthly possessions to further
the mission of the church so they could wholly concentrate on God in their
lives. Their ability to make God their
treasure instead of earthly wealth is not only admirable, but really
mind-blowing. As Christians we are
called to continually refocus on God and living His will in our lives. This call is challenging, though, because our
human essence gets distracted with the world and feelings of inadequacy.
Today as you meditate on this Scripture, think about what it
means to put God first in your life. Challenge
yourself to put God first, and write down how you intend to do that. Pray for guidance to follow His will for
you. Pray also for God to bless our
church and the development of our connection groups. Praise Him for having a plan and intention far
greater than anything we can imagine.
Reaffirm to God your willingness to be used by Him in building this
critical ministry in our church.
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