Good day Templar family
For where two or three are gathered in my name,Â
there am I among them—Matthew 18:20
Imagine, for a moment, a man ever isolated, living alone in the mountains, perhaps. Imagine him living a vigorous, adventurous, spiritual life, but lacking community. The knowledge this man would have of God, the knowledge he’d have of himself, would be modest compared to the knowledge he’d have of both, were he to have full access to relationships, friendships, brotherhood.
You see,... moreGood day Templar family
For where two or three are gathered in my name,Â
there am I among them—Matthew 18:20
Imagine, for a moment, a man ever isolated, living alone in the mountains, perhaps. Imagine him living a vigorous, adventurous, spiritual life, but lacking community. The knowledge this man would have of God, the knowledge he’d have of himself, would be modest compared to the knowledge he’d have of both, were he to have full access to relationships, friendships, brotherhood.
You see, the isolated may know about God. But, no matter how much they might read and study, they cannot know God. That takes community. We get to know God by seeing His Holy Spirit moving in others. We encounter God, we experience him, we understand Him when He works through the love and sacrifice of other people. In brotherhood and sisterwood, we get to show God to one another. And, the more we’re in community with others, the deeper our understanding becomes.
The isolated may also know about themself—their talents, their likes, their dislikes. But, they cannot know themself. They cannot know the person God intends them to become. That too takes community. It takes others around them, who know their story, who spend time with them, who watch them, to discern and affirm and call forth things true and eternal in them, things God longs for to emerge. It takes brotherhood and sisterwood to call forth the true person.
Though we live in cities and towns, many of us are yet like the one isolated in the mountains. We know about God, but we don’t know Him. We know the person we’d like to be, but we don’t know the one He created us to be. This message, right now, is another call for brotherhood and sisterwood. It’s a call for you, to get into community with others. Find some brothers and sisters; find your place.
Have a blessed Thursday
God's blessings Soli Deo Gloria🇿🇦🇬🇪🇮🇱⚔️
