"Fellowship"

DAY 35 (and counting!)
7 days left on Phase One!




"You satisfy me more than the richest feast." (Psalm 63:5 NLT)


Eating can become a hobby of sorts for those of us that are born-again believers. After all, no more shakin' a leg down at the Copa anymore. No more late night rendezvous at Jersey diners for disco fries (you know, the ones drowned in gravy...so much gravy that the fries got soggy, but we abolished them in a NY minute) Nothing like greasy fries and burgers at 4am to send us off to bed. Thank you, Jesus, that you spared us all from DEATH by DINERS.

I was recently at a fellowship where the dessert table seemed like it was a mile long. Eclairs. Cake. Cookies. Cake. Cookies. Oh did I mention cake and cookies? You get the picture. I was sweatin' bullets, especially since WW and SC were there. They don't miss a beat. But back to the point--if we aren't careful, "fellowshipping" can ....shipwreck our efforts to do right.

Quite interesting that one of the definitions for the word fellowship is "communion". Another meaning is "company of friends." I looked up several other definitions and none are related to food. I wonder what would happen if I asked a handful of people to come over to "fellowship" and only put the Word of God on the table. Maybe some water, too. But no food. Hmmmm. Not quite sure what would happen. Could we...maybe....PRAY? I am so convicted as I write these words. Easier said than done.

"Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. 'Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?', he asked Peter."

The next time we find ourselves communing together, let it be that our souls will be fed and not just our mouths. We want food that will last...not just for a few hours..but eternally. May God give us a deep conviction to not allow the enemy to rob the saints of powerful prayer, in fellowship, the way God intended it to be.

"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work."
(John 4:34 NIV)

Lord, let this be our prayer. Not just on the Maker's Diet, but long after. Help us to glorify you in all that we do. Let our fellowship turn back to what it was meant to be..the communing of our hearts with YOURS. Amen.


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