History Books in 90 Days: 1/2 Chronicles 28-1
Acts 2:42 (ESV); And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the
breaking of bread and the prayers.
As ministers, we must be devoted to serving the body of Christ, not only through giving and
generosity, but through fellowship! God created humans with a need for friendship and community.
We long to know that we are valuable to someone else, and that our presence, involvement and
opinion matters. We generally prefer sharing a meal together with friends and family to eating a
warmed-up TV-dinner with the television. This need for fellowship is universal but especially strong
in eastern culture. Jesus grew up in the thick of this community-focused environment, but we in
the west have strayed further and further into independency and isolation. We see people trying to
prove their success and superiority to family and friends, creating hostility and competition rather
than love and support.
As ministers of the gospel, we should be working to go against the grain of worldliness. Let’s devote
ourselves to fellowshipping with others, just as the Acts church did! God wants our time, and that
doesn’t just mean time for devotions. We give our time to God by showing hospitality to people, by
having a new church family over for supper, by taking a co-worker out for lunch, by loving on your
child’s friend who comes from an unfortunate home-life. There are tons of ways to serve the body of
Christ through fellowship!
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Ask God how you need to grow in the area of fellowship with a) family, b) friends, and c) others
What is something specific you need to do this week?
2. Ask God to show you a relationship where you are seeking to prove yourself to the other
person, or where you are being unnecessarily competitive. Spend time in repentance and ask
God how He wants you to start acting differently. Pray that He’d empower you to do so.
3. In prayer, ask God to open your eyes to lonely people. When you see someone, make a point
to talk to them and show them their value: that they are precious because they are made in
God’s image. And if you struggle with loneliness, this is a great way to combat it!
