[Thursday's Devotional] - Come and Go

Come and Go Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.   And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,  not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.  Hebrews 10: 23-25 [NIV] Some are in the habit of "giving up meeting together".  We in the church are both the body and the bride of Christ.  How can we spur one another on toward love and good deeds if we don't make it a priority to meet together regularly?  If we lose our commitment to each other, we are in danger of losing the support and nurture of other disciples.  You may have heard the analogy of a hot coal which falls from the fire.  When coals are burning together, they contribute together to the fire which does not go out until it is consumed.  If a single burning coal falls out of the fire and lands on the hearth, you can observe that the flames die and the lump of coal that was once red hot will soon stop glowing and after minutes will sit, solitary and cooling, until it is cold and unconsumed with the potential for burning unrealised.  The same coal if re-introduced to the fire amongst other coals will burn completely until all the energy is used and only ash remains. To think about: Are you solitary and smouldering, or in the heart of the fire? Do you know someone who has fallen or jumped from the fire and is cooling?   Dave MacLellan   Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 St. Matthews & St. Oswalds Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to the Daily Devotionals Our mailing address is: St. Matthews & St. Oswalds Church 1a New Street Rugby, Warwickshire CV22 7BE United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Want to be added to our mailing list? - sign up here!