The Sister Sledge song, “We are Family,” includes the line, “The people around us they say, ‘Can they be that close?’” The early church was! Very possibly people around them asked the same question, as they showed they were of one mind, one accord, one faith and one worship! Moreover, they also looked after one another materially. Their fellowship promoted spiritual growth, mutual accountability, and bearing one another’s burdens. Sharing was a way of life.

And all who believed were together and had all things in common.

Acts 2:44

Are you involved in a fellowship among Christians? Whether a large church or small, or a neighborhood Bible study and prayer group, what do people say about you? Do they ask, “How can you all be so close?” You probably have ways of sharing among yourselves: pot luck dinners, special programs. But how are you at sharing with others? Do you feed the hungry, hold blood bank drives, a prison ministry? The old saying of, “They won’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care,” is especially true for Christians.

Pray today for your participation in a sharing, caring group. Pray for churches to take on programs like My Brother’s Keeper…so the government won’t have to!

Recommended Reading: Acts 2:37-47