Fellowship with God-that your joy might be full
"These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete" 1 John
1:4. What brings fullness of joy? "Fellowship" with one another and
"with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ" 1 John 1:3.
Fellowship, "koinonia" the Greek word, means communion or sharing in
common. It means to enjoy each others' company, to have things in
common, to be in agreement. You can be a child of your father and not
get along with him. You have no fellowship. That too often happens to
a Christian father and non-Christian son or visa versa.
No fellowship "Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what
partnership has righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has
light with darkness?" 2 Cor. 6:14. There is nothing in common, there
is no agreement.
"If we say we have fellowship with God" "If we say that we have
fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not
practice the truth" 1 John 1:5. The reason? God is light and in him is
no darkness at all.
Sinful behavior, breaks fellowship, not our relationship That seems
so obvious. We can understand it in our physical relationships and not
transfer it into our Spiritual relationship; with God, our heavenly
Father. When we are born of God, we have His life, eternal life, and
shall never perish. When we sin, He will spank us, chastise us, (Heb.
5:5-11) "that we should not be condemned with the world" 1 Cor. 11:32.
"There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" Rom. 8:1.
Back in fellowship with God "If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness" (for the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin) 1
John 1:9. The offense, the disagreement is removed and we are back in
fellowship with the Father. Make sense?
Prayer: Father bless Your children. Help us to stay in fellowship
with You and have fullness of joy. In Jesus name. And I love YOU. All
because of Calvary, sumner
