Together

In times of trouble The Lone Ranger had Tonto. Batman had Robin when he got himself into a jam. Superman had...well, he is Superman after all! And that is the point. We are not Superman. Why would we think in times of hurt, depression, anxiety, anger, fear, doubt, or any other human struggle we have what it takes to handle it alone? Truth be told Superman is only a comic book hero, and no amount of positive thinking will ever bring us close to being like him.

When Jesus began His ministry the first thing He did was build a community of 12 men. John MacArthur reminds us that even with the many character flaws of the Disciples, after living in community with each other, they carried on a ministry which not only influence us today, but which still impacts the world.

We were created by God to need each other and live in community with one another. we have been created in the image of our Triune God who is constantly living in community. The reason we do not enjoy the same is that sin has corrupted us, and any desire we have for community have become just that…OURS, revealing our selfishness as opposed to selflessness. We must draw our example from the redemptive nature of the trinity. “God is a redeeming God who does something utterly amazing to reconcile us to Himself and others” (Tripp/Lane). At the core of our faith we know that Jesus dying on the cross has put us right with God. When you dig deeper you begin to realize that the very community existing between the Father, Son, and Spirit was ripped in two as Jesus bore a bloody death so that we could have a chance to be put right with God, and once again rightly relate to our fellow brothers and sisters.