Through what lens do you view your walk with Jesus? Do you tend to view your walk with Jesus as a solo endeavor? Or, do you view your walk with Jesus as part of a larger community of people – the local church? When we consider the pattern of the early Christians it seems clear the church of Jesus Christ was their priority. It wasn’t a weekend appointment to keep, unless something better comes up. It was their daily necessity, their life-support, the engine that powered their purpose.
“As a member of the body of Christ, your life in a local church should structure your priorities, define and shape of your discipleship, and serve as one of the main grids through which you make many decisions. What it looks like for you to live as a Christian day in and day out should be defined in large part by the life of your local church.”
Bobby Jamieson, Sound Doctrine: How a Church Grows in the Love and Holiness of God
Does the church of Jesus Christ structure your priorities? Is the church of Jesus Christ the main grid through which you make decisions? Or, do you treat it (and by “it” I mean “them”…the people) as an inconvenience that you occasionally involve yourself with?