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The Key to Fellowship With God

The Key to Fellowship With God

May 28, 2023 by NCC-Admin-1 in

“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failing and shortcomings and let them drop.” (Mark 11: 25-26 AMPC). 

We live in a world that is constantly pushing against us; constantly attacking us and constantly seeking to overwhelm us through a variety of means.  We experience betrayal, hurt, rejection and many levels of woundedness in our lives.  Those things deeply impact us.  Being a child of God does not exempt us from those things.  But being a child of God does give us the means to overcome them. 

One of the things the Holy Spirit does for us is to empower us to do what we could never do on our own.   He empowers us to forgive those who have wounded us. It is not our nature to do that.  Our nature is to want to get even.  Our nature is to want them to hurt more than they hurt us!  We don’t want them to get away with it!   We want them to pay for what they have done!  We want them to deeply regret what they have done to us! 

Only the Holy Spirit can enable us to surrender our pain to Christ.  And  only the Holy Spirit can enable us to  surrender that person to Christ.   When we choose to do so, and it is a choice, we then allow Christ to become our vindicator (Rom. 12:19).  His powerful love can then free us from the painful emotions that ensnared us.  That is the wonder and the power  of the Gospel!  Our ability and willingness to forgive is only made possible when we realize just how much the Lord has forgiven us!   When realize we have been forgiven much, we  are then  in the  position to forgive much! (Luke 7:40-48).   It is when we come to the place of forgiving and releasing that person to the Lord that we are made free and are placed in the position of also being forgiven!

So let us determine to walk in forgiveness toward one another so that we may experience forgiveness ourselves and enjoy unhindered fellowship with the Holy One! 

James W. Black

The Blessing of Fellowship

The Blessing of Fellowship

April 30, 2023 by NCC-Admin-1 in

“As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” (Prov. 27:17 NKJV).

The Body of Christ is made up of people.  And when the Lord redeems us, it is His intention that we be connected and joined with other  fellow believers.  The purpose is help us grow and reach our fullest potential in Christ.  It is designed by the Lord to deepen our faith and to enrich  our walk with Him.  It is in the relationship of fellowship that we contribute  and invest in each other’s life. 

Every child of God has infinite value and worth.  The Father demonstrated this by sending Jesus to die for us and pay the full price for  our sin so that He could fellowship with us.  Fellowship is important to the Holy One!  The Trinity is the fullest expression of fellowship.  The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are in perfect fellowship together.  Jesus longs to share the wonder and richness of that fellowship with us!  He longs for us to be a part of that and to experience that (John 17: 21-23). 

In the Body of Christ everyone has things they have learned in their walk with the Lord. Each person’s  insight can be an encouragement to another brother or sister in Christ.  It is one thing to read and understand the written Word of God.  It is another thing to experience the power and the reality of that Word in our life!   What we have learned by walking in Truth amplifies the reality of that Truth when shared with others.  Likewise what others have learned can enrich us and encourage us as well.   

When a tool is sharpened it works more efficiently and effectively.  Anyone who has tried to cut something with a dull knife  knows  this very well.  Dullness requires more effort. It  is in the relationship of fellowship that we sharpen one another in the Body of Christ.  Sharpening one another enables the Body of Christ to be more effective and useful for the King! 

James W. Black