March 23
The Bible, in Colossians 2:2, speaks of our hearts being “…knit together in love…” It goes on to say that the result of the beautiful fabric that love will produce will be, “…comfort…all riches of the full assurance of understanding and acknowledging the mystery of God…”
We are advantaged when we come together in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. When we knit together to study Him, to worship Him and reverence Him, we grow in wisdom, faith and hope. When we are woven together in love for the Lord and love for our brothers in faith, we are also advantaged at the time of trial.
It is not easy to shoulder the burdens of life alone, but we who believe have a support system that transcends human help and touches Jesus Himself. The prayer of faith of the Body—the Church—lifts us and wraps us in power when we are at the point of need. The end to which this unity of spirit brings us is identified in
Romans 5:3, 4.
Here it says, “Tribulation produces patience and patience produces experience, which in turn produces hope.” The things we suffer cause us to strengthen in the inner man so our hope may abound so our faith may increase. This expands the power in our prayers and the rich treasure of our relationship with Jesus acquires the richness He desires us to have.
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