Author: Elton Streyle, Contributor: Noah, Photography and Editing: Ali

Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ Name, thank you for the teaching in Your Word, the Bible, about the value of fellowshipping with other believers. Hebrews 10:25 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” Forgive me when I think that social media can replace face to face encouragement and correction. Encourage me to realize that I need other believers in my life, especially to grow in my faith. It is only through fellowship that I can reap the benefits of seeing what You are doing in the lives of Your children. 

Direct me to be watchful for myself, loved ones, and others about Peter’s warning that Satan is like as a roaring lion. A lion looking for food searches for the animal in the herd that is weak and isolated. 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”

I ask that You show me how to develop the joy of harmonious relationships with other believers that David expressed in Psalm 133:1 “Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” This kind of fellowship demonstrates a foretaste of heaven and is a positive example to those that still need to develop a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a blessing that if I have inward unity of purpose with a person or group, it will manifest itself in many places and different ways.

Thank you for what Paul tells me in 1 Corinthians 1:9, that as important as my relationship with other believers is, my ultimate fellowship still needs to be with Jesus. “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.“

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.  

P.S. These prayers will only work if you have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. If you need help understanding God’s plan of salvation for you (the way to Heaven), go to this page on our site: https://timewithourcreator.com/2016/06/02/salvation/