Wednesday, November 16, 2005

The Fountain of Fellowship

I found the below thoughts over at LifeStream.

The author is Lynette Woods from New Zealand, she hosts the site Unveiling

Enjoy! Great truth.

I just wanted to encourage you with the place Father has you in right now as we've been in a very similar place and it is uncomfortable when our mindsets are in the process of being changed and adjusted! As for who we have fellowshipped with, it was only one person, Christ! And in fellowshipping with "only" Him, we came to see that through Him, we were also in fellowship with all other members of the Body; but not as we'd ever known it!!! John wrote "If we live in the light as He is in the light, we have true fellowship with one another" (1 John 1:7). True fellowship is not something we make happen, but something that is a result of Him and His Life in us! Most of us know that in our heads but experiencing the truth of that is vital! True fellowship is not about the people who are around us, but about who is in us; Life always recognizes Life in another!

So I can see that the place He has you in, that very quiet time, is a very, very special and precious time when He can draw you aside and have your whole attention and teach you about true fellowship with Him! Fellowship doesn't mean just meeting with others, it means communion and partnership and how many people can we be a partner with? Usually only one! And this One is in partnership with each of us so that we are in partnership/fellowship with many through One! Enjoy your partnership, communion, intimacy (in other words fellowship with Him!

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