Title
That We Might Flourish
Scripture
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
(Psalm 92:13)
Devotional
Where is the source of your strength? Are you planted in the Church of Jesus Christ? I am not talking about going to church on a Sunday morning, fulfilling a religious obligation. I am talking about a personal relationship with the Lord and His people. The body of Christ is the greatest organization on the face of the earth. It is to have preeminence in our lives. The apostle Paul said to Timothy that, “The house of God is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” We have trivialized the Church into a social meeting place. It has become a token homage to the things of God. What is your relationship to the house of the Lord? Do not think that it can be just you and Jesus. There are no Lone Rangers in the kingdom of God. You need the body of Christ and the body of Christ needs you. You require ministry and you are required to minister. This is the prerequisite to flourishing in the courts of our God.
Thought For The Night
“It was one of the Wesleys, I think, who said that the New Testament knows nothing of solitary religion. We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together. Christianity is already institutional in the earliest of its documents.” C. S. Lewis
Evening Text
Psalm 92:13: Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Looking for Answers
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Does God’s government function outside the realm of the local church?
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Have you ever noticed that those who attempt to operate outside the authority of a local church are more than often antagonistic and rebellious to a variety of orthodox views?
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Are you planted in the house of God?
Evening Study Guide
Defining: “Institution”: The established, tried, and tested way of functioning in any society. Which leads to the longest word in the English language, antidisestablishmentarianism (Opposition to separation of the church and state).
Referencing: “I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth,” 1 Timothy 3:15.
Applying: It takes godly organization to have a functioning organism. Therefore, get established in God’s institution, the church of Jesus Christ.