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Joseph Prince (October-16-2023) Daily Devotional: Intimate Fellowship
But the one who is united and joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 1 Corinthians 6:17 AMP
Let me share with you something that I pray will cause your heart to be filled with such warmth as you see more and more of Jesus. The very word communion speaks of the relationship our Lord desires to have with us. The apostle Paul wrote:
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread. Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
—1 Corinthians 10:16–18
The word used for communion in the original Greek is the word koinonia, meaning “fellowship.” It also has the idea of an intimate participation, like the intimacy a husband and wife share when they say and do things no one else is privy to. Isn’t that beautiful?
Whenever you partake of the Communion, it’s a time of intimacy between you and the Lord. It’s a time you set aside to remember your heavenly Bridegroom, who loved you so much He gave Himself up for you (Eph. 5:25). It’s a time you run to Him and lose yourself in His presence, and let His perfect love cast out every fear that may be eating at you.
He knows the secret fears of your heart as you look at the symptoms in your body. He knows the burdens that weigh you down as the doctors tell you about the long-term complications, side effects, and financial cost that treatment would entail. Run to Him, and cast all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns on Him, for He cares about you with deepest affection and watches over you very carefully (1 Pet. 5:7 AMP).
As you take time to commune with Him and to remember Him through the holy Communion, do you know what happens? You become an intimate participator of the benefits of the body and the blood.
Just as those who ate of the sacrifices become “partakers of the altar” (1 Cor. 10:18), when you eat the bread and drink the cup, you become a partaker of all Jesus accomplished at the cross. As you drink the cup, that is communion with and sharing in the blood of Christ (1 Cor. 10:16 NASB). As you eat of the broken bread, you are participating in the body of Christ that was broken for you (1 Cor. 10:16 NIV).
Daily Devotional (October-01-2023) Renew your Fellowship
Scripture Reference: Isaiah 30:10-11 (NLT) - “They tell the seers, ‘Stop seeing visions!’ They tell the prophets, ‘Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell us lies. Forget all this gloom. Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us about your Holy One of Israel.’”
Have you ever been at the place where the last thing you want to hear is a word from God? You know, nothing like a “twinge of conscience” to ruin a “good time.” Who needs a sermon that meddles in our affairs? That is what the children of Israel felt like. They wanted to abolish visions and prophetic words from God. Instead they wanted the prophets to tell them nice lies. They didn’t want gloom and doom. They didn’t want to live in the narrow way. Sadly, we can become this way. It starts slowly, like a frog in boiling water. If we knew the attitude we were cultivating was going to reach the boiling point we would never allow it to grow, but apathy never starts out that strong. It is subtle. It is an insidious process. We become too busy for Spiritual discipline. We begin to fill our mind with television and internet and other distractions. Work and other affairs begin to distance us from church and fellowship with other Christians. Our conscience slowly loses it’s conviction. We find it easier and easier to ignore that “still small voice.” Where are you? Do you feel far from God? Who moved? God is always there, His love for you in unconditional. Turn to Him today while there is time. Before your heart gets hardened, tell God how sorry you are. Repent, come back to God and you will find Him there. He is ready to forgive you and restore you to a real and relevant fellowship with Himself.
Prayer: Father, You know how far I have wandered from You. Forgive me. I desire today to renew my fellowship with You. Restore my heart. I want to hear Your voice. I desire to do Your will. Hear me dear Lord, guide and direct me I pray, in Jesus’ name. AMEN
In sermon shepherd TD Jakes talks about the famine being over. He says that God does not want you to seek Him last but seek Him first. Bishop shows you that God wants to be the priority in your life and when He gets first place your life explodes with His goodness.
In sermon Are There Commandments Under Grace? - Joseph Prince talks about commandments under grace. He says that because the cross has made all the difference, there are commandments that are not about you doing, but simply believing how much God loves you as demonstrated through the cross of Jesus. Joseph shows you how a revelation of God’s love is key to loving God and your fellow man and living successfully as a Christian.
What does God want us to pursue under the new covenant of grace? Join Joseph Prince as he shows you clearly and scripturally what our Lord’s commandments are under the new covenant. Because the cross has made all the difference, discover how they are not about you doing, but simply believing how much God loves you as demonstrated through the cross of Jesus. Understand how a revelation of His love is key to loving God and your fellow man, and learn from the story of Cain and Abel what “practicing righteousness” means as well as how we are to walk this out under grace.
Charles Stanley (April-02-2023) Daily Devotional: Sunday Reflection: True Fellowship.
Genuine, intimate connection is vital to the believer's walk with God.
Today, communities aren’t limited by geography. We now have access to people around the world who share our passions, and we can connect from anywhere. This kind of community-building innovation is amazing, but God calls Christians to a type of fellowship that transcends our interests.
Jesus knew authentic community was important, so He surrounded Himself with a small group of disciples to minister and serve with Him. The Greek word most often used in Scripture for Christian community is koinonia, which expresses sharing life with such significant depth and intimacy that it’s almost untranslatable.
This is the word John uses when he says, “What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:3 - what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ). What might it look like to joyfully encourage this kind of genuine, intimate connection with others in your life—both on this blessed Palm Sunday and every day that follows?
Think about it
• What does true fellowship look like to you? Do you experience it on a regular basis, and if so, where?
Jesse Duplantis - Sermon: Fellowshipping With Your Vision, Part 2 Vol. 2. Jesse explores deeper into how to see and fellowship with God's big vision for your life.