“When they arrived in Antioch, Paul and Barnabas gathered the church together. They told the church all about what God had done with them and how God had made it possible for those who were not Jewish to believe. And they stayed there a long time with the followers.” – Acts 14:27-28
“You should not stay away from the church meetings, as some are doing, but you should meet together and encourage each other. Do this even more as you see the day coming.” – Hebrews 10:25
People ‘see the day coming,’ but don’t understand why it is so hard to make the effort to be in God’s house, to be in fellowship and accountability with other believers.
The day IS coming. Better you be in the company of believers leaving your enemy helpless than that he get you alone, separate you from your brothers and sisters, and cause you to fall.
“Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat. Refuse to give in to him, by standing strong in your faith. You know that your Christian family all over the world is having the same kinds of suffering.” – 1 Peter 5:8-9
Refuse to give in.
