NOV 19

Hebrews 13:15-16
Memorise Hebrews 13:16
“But to do good and to communicate forget not…”

Some Christians just come to church for Sunday morning service and then quickly disappear after that without speaking to anyone. They feel that there is no need to go out of their way to have fellowship with the other church members. They think that only their relationship with God is important, and that worship is far more important than fellowship. As a result, they are rather alienated from the rest of the people in church. They may be in that same church for 5, 10 or even 20 years, and yet they do not know more than a handful of people there. 

Hebrews 13:16 tells a different story. It starts off with verse 15 which speaks of worshipping God with the “sacrifice of praise” which we would offer during our services on the Lord’s Day. However, it does not stop there. It goes on to say that praising God is only but one way to worship Him. God also desires us to “do good and to communicate”, meaning to remember to do good works and to fellowship with other believers. These acts are also forms of worship to God as God views them as sacrifices to Him as well. God is pleased when His children fellowship with one another, for in so doing they edify one another, and are mutually built up in the faith. It glorifies Him as our Saviour who purchased us with His blood. It also honours Him as our Heavenly Father who looks after His children.

Therefore, we should not view worship and fellowship as separate and place one above the other in priority. We should view fellowship as worship to God as well as it honours and pleases Him. We should not shy away from having fellowship with other fellow believers and give the excuse that God only wants us to serve Him. Fellowship is a vital component of the Christian life and will be enjoyed not only on earth but in Heaven where we will all worship God together.

Thought: What would happen to the church if everyone has the attitude of the Christians mentioned in the first paragraph?
Prayer: Lord, help me to see how fellowship is an act of worship to Thee as well.