Strength for Today

"Biblically the church is an organism not an organization -- a movement, not a monument. It is not a part of the community; it is a whole new community. It is not an orderly gathering; it is a new order with new values, often in sharp conflict with the values of the surrounding society" ~ Charles Colson. I like these thoughts on the church. Too often the church is run like a human organization with a CEO at the head, instead of Jesus the Christ controlling the thoughts and actions of believers. The church is God's new society in a corrupt society. The four building blocks of the church are found in Acts 2:42, "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." What is more fundamental than meeting for Bible study, fellowship, Communion, and prayer? These essentials fortify us for a life of Christian service throughout the week. No wonder "the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved" (Acts 2:47).