Meditate: Acts 2:44
Most organizations come together around a common goal: “Let’s make money!” or “Let’s cure cancer…”
Many married couples (and other Veterans) will tell you that facing hardship draws you together.
And often a mutual friend (or a common enemy) is the basis for a relationship. All these things take us beyond just being passengers on the same bus.
This bond is so important that if you’ve attended any kind of business training lately then you’ve probably experienced the “team-building exercise.” This is an activity designed to get you to know the other people in the room so that you’ll work together. Sometimes they’re simple: “Turn to the person next to you, get to know them a little, so that you can introduce them to the group.” Sometimes it gets more elaborate-I’ve seen blindfolds and balancing acts. (Is the point really just to embarrass everyone as much as possible?) Whatever it is, the group realizes they’re in this together…
These first believers had been together following Jesus. They’d endured watching Him crucified and wondering if that meant the end of their hopes. They’d seen Him risen from the grave and seen Him taken in to heaven. Together, they gathered behind closed doors-waiting as Jesus had told them.
And then the Spirit came, taking them beyond the typical group dynamics and transforming them into the Body of Christ. The same Spirit that is God’s gift to us today.
- What “dynamic” joins me to other believers?
Pray:
Praise: You are the Almighty, the Lord of All, the Source and the Completion. Who else is like You?
Confess: I’ve settled for team building when You offer transformation.
Thank: You have joined us together as Your sons and daughters.
Ask: Make Your Church one even as You, Father, Son, and Spirit are one.
Digging Deeper: John 15
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