Called to Gather Together in Groups
Pondering Point
While vigilance – or a lack of it – impacts a person on an individual level, it also has a powerful impact on others, particularly in MG relationships. Small groups and large groups can still manage well when certain individuals suffer through a lack of vigilance, but MGs will be significantly affected by such behavior. We can easily see such impact in the automatically established MGs of marriage and family.
As we saw in yesterday’s bible story, one person's lack of vigilance can go so far as to ruin an entire family with life-long consequences… BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN… One person's vigilance can have life-long impact on every MG they are part of: wives and husbands; parents and children; extended family; friends, etc. You can see this significant MG impact addressed between parents and children in Ephesians 6:1-4:
Ephesians 6:1-4
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” – which is the first commandment with a promise – “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them
up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Prayer for the Day
Father God, enable me to be a blessing through a vigilance inspired by Your Holy Spirit. I also pray that, on account of Jesus, You would forgive me where I have failed to be vigilant. By Your grace, mitigate the damages created by any lack of vigilance that has arisen in my life. I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
This is the third week of the Micro-Group lessons.
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