- THE FAMILY OF GOD
- By A. W. Tozer
- I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.
- Ephesians 3:14-15
- There is an important message for the believing family
- of God in the Bible: next to God Himself we need each
- other most!
- God's ideal is a fellowship of faith, a Christian
- community. He never intended that salvation should be
- received and enjoyed by the individual apart from the
- larger company of believers. With that, it also needs to
- be said that to live within the religious family does not
- mean that we must approve everything that is done there.
- But God has so created us that we need each other. We
- may and should go into our closet and pray in secret, but
- when the prayer is ended we should go back to our
- people. That is where we belong.
- No one is wise enough to live alone, nor good enough
- nor strong enough. >From our brethren we can learn how
- to do things and sometimes also we can learn how not to
- do them!
- Our Lord who is the Great Shepherd has said that we
- are the sheep of His pasture and it is in our nature to live
- with the flock. Best of all, the Shepherd always stays with
- His flock!
- Yours in Christ,
- Paul N. F.