Fellowship

 

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. – 1 John 1.3-4

 

The things that John had heard and seen from Jesus he declared to his readers.

 

Why?

 

That they might have fellowship with each other and fellowship with God.

 

In love that word fellowship. It is something that we have far too little of in the last year or so. Our human fellowship is so precious. On Easter Sunday we had a very small, very informal sonrise serve. Only a few people showed up but it was such a precious time. We couldn’t even hang around long, but it was wonderful.

Why was it so special? Because it was fellowship with each other and with God. That is what real fellowship and that is why John wrote this book.

 

Man was made for fellowship. You can see it with all this social distancing. It is obviously not natural. People want to be close. We desire to shake hands and hug and put an arm around a shoulder. We want togetherness without distance or time restraints. We just want to be together.

 

All that is true, but fellowship is all that much better when it is focused on God. He is the common factor among Christians.

 

Fellowship. How precious it is.