Together part 4
Things work out better when we work together. Especially when we understand that we are all in this together. We are all working--whether we realize it or not--for the same goal. I'm convinced that the cry of mankind's heart is the desire to be loved. To be accepted. Unfortunately, that gets us into trouble a lot of the time. Because we look for love in all the wrong places. We try to earn something that is freely given, instead of simply receiving it. And this is where the Holy Spirit--our love receptor--comes in. This is the truth that the Holy Spirit leads and guides us into. And this is the truth that only works when we work together. Guys, our EPIC (Eternal Purpose In Christ) destiny, the reason we are here, is to be loved by God and love each other with that same love. So in order to fulfill our EPIC destiny, in order to have that sense of meaning in our lives, we really need to understand Genesis 2:18, "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him." You can't experience love without giving love. Because love IS giving. And you can't give if you don't have someone to give to. It's not good for us to be alone, because if we're alone then we can't receive or release the love of the Father. See, we receive BY releasing. Because you can't give what you don't have, and you can only give what you do have. So if you love somebody that means--on some level--you know and believe that you are loved. Otherwise you wouldn't have any love to give them. And that's why it's so important that we understand that we are all in this together. When we connect on that level--Spirit to Spirit, holy to holy... the Jesus (or love) in me connecting to the Jesus (or love) in you--that's when we truly function as one body. That's when we truly grow up together in faith into ONE new man. It's not, "I'm a new man, and you're a different new man." It's, "WE are ONE new man." He is our head and we are His body. Look at Matthew 8:20, "And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." He didn't have a body. Until He finished the work on the cross. Until He presented us to Himself as a bride without spot, wrinkle, or any such thing. And now, think about this, how does Jesus operate? Through His body. My mouth is HIS mouth. My hands are HIS hands. I don't have to try to follow in His foot steps because my feet are HIS feet! And the same is true for you. Because there are things I'm not good at. And it's very likely that the things I'm NOT good at... you ARE good at. So when we work together... there's nothing that can stop us. When we bear each other's burdens then those burdens aren't very heavy. Which is what Jesus said. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Because HE'S the One carrying it. Because we all are helping each other carry it! Because we're in this together and we're working together!