Heb 10:25: Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.


The God we serve is in a constant state of meeting

The trinity exists through their commitment to celebrate the relationship that is between them

So much so they are one

Giving up on meeting together is giving up on the reason God created us

Giving up on being together in one place at one time is giving up
on an essential defining factor of what the church is all about

Let this time of meeting be a time of encouragement

Let us not give up...for that Day is approaching

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Genesis 8:18 So Noah came out, together with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives.

Just flew back from a great week off with Georgie in the sunny Byron Bay.

On the flight back the ticket lady for the airline for some reason separated Georgie and I into different rows on the plane. 

To add to this I was in the middle of a three seat row between two elderly ladies, around 45 years of age...just jokes they were a lot older.

My initial thought was put on the ipod and go into shutdown to cope with the short 1 hour flight without my wife, I know pathetic but I love her, but sure enough the ladies wanted to have a nice old yarn!

It ended up being a great chat, no one got saved or healed but I think they taught me something and I perhaps gave them something to think about beyond worrying about flying 25,000 feet in the air.

This is obviously not what you could call a real trial but I think the principle that God shows us through Genesis 8 is similar but a lot more powerful.

We can have 2 thoughts about the people that are around us right now.

One being an attitude of being stuck, trapped or pinned down by both those around us.

Or we can see those around us as a gift from God...even with all the stuff you don't like about them.

Noah and his family members I am sure had many thoughts during the 150 days of waiting for the flood to subside of jumping ship and would of been frustrated incredibly with the feeling of being trapped in that trial.  Can you imagine the family fights on that boat:)!?

Verse 18 reveals a beautiful moment in this story.

Even after this incredible trial, they all came out of the boat together!

Whatever you feel stuck in the middle of right now don't jump ship.

Don't leave town.

The grass isn't greener on the other side.

Let us change our mindset today through the power of the Holy Spirit and the word of God and see those around us as a gift from God.

We are in this together, lets finish this race together.

+jk
I'm back at CHANGE this week, c u there!