TRUE FAMILY!
Ephesians 3:14-15
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom His whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being.”
Back in the mid 60’s I was in the US Air Force, stationed in Missouri. Joyce had an aunt and uncle who lived in nearby Illinois. Joyce’s cousin, Millie, was a few years younger and that was the only time I had met her and her husband, David.
We did not see them again until 2002. They called and said they were travelling near our home and wanted to stop by. Joyce and Millie talked up a storm, laughing over family relationships. It was a great time of closeness. After they left to continue their trip, Joyce made a profound observation. She said that even though she had never lived close to Millie, and even though it had been some thirty years since she had last seen her, as they talked they drew close because of the family of which they were a part.
While the two cousins were bonding, David and I were discovering that we, too, were related. Can you believe that?! What a discovery! Not only were we related, but we were brothers! No, we did not have the same mother and father, but were part of a much closer family – the family of God!
If you have not found that intimate family relationship with other members of God’s family, I urge you to seek out a church that seeks to be a loving family of believers.
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil