Fellowship

Friday, January 22, 2010, 20 young people gathered at a local house, not for a pool party, or to play a game of Mad Gab, or to decorate someones front lawn with extra soft, 2-ply toilet paper. They gathered together to fellowship. Thats right, fellowship. Not drink booze or tap the beer keg, or play with dads shotgun. But to hangout with other young believers that share the same faith and worship the same God. Out of all the places they could've been, they decided to hang out with other teens at a house where Jesus was the center of attention. Twilight was'nt mentioned, newly purchased cell phones was not a topic of choice, and the latest Tweet did'nt seem to throw anyone off. "To Save a Life" was the movie of choice and we had decided to meet up at a house not to far from the theatre. Once everyone showed up, the house got louder and louder with conversations from the rain being an incovenience, to the place of where they were going to eat at next. But then a drastic change in the evening occured. Once the announcements were done, worship had takin over. The sound of the accoustic guitar, and 2 voices, started to bring the youth into a place of meditation and peace. All of a sudden, they didnt care about what happened 5 minutes earlier, or how hard the rain was pouring. All they wanted to do was worship God. Some sat on the floor, some cried, and the others had thier hands raised. Nothing is greater than seeing a crowd of young people, ranging from 14-18, coming to a place where they dont care about anything else, but worshipping Jesus. They dont want another Taco Bell in town, they dont want a parking space close to the exits at their schools. All they want to do is worship with other young people who love Jesus. It reminds me of a verse in Acts 2:47 "praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved". Through thier worship, it shows that thier hearts belong to the Saviour and noone can take that away from them. They love to fellowship with others who battle the same struggles, they want to be around similar guys and girls who have the same questions they may have. But most importantly, they know the value of fellowship and its reward. We fellowship with God, so we can know him. We fellowship with others, so we can grow in him. Make it a priority to be around others who strengthen you in your faith. Let it be a wing and not a weight. The wing will lift you up while the weight will only bring you down. Surround yourself with wings and you'll never have to worry about the wieght.