At Home

That paperback book is listed at 28 cents on Amazon.com. You can get four of them for less than the price of a cup of coffee or glass of tea. One of the ladies in our church bought several and passed them out to others. What she had in mind was to give each of us a glass jar for the change out of our purses. Each jar was labeled “We can make a change in lives.”

Fifteen ladies met at her home Tuesday and set out on a variety of projects – each took a jar, and worked on other ideas she had. They will meet monthly to complete these projects:

The jars’ contents will be used to fund children through GFA’s Bridge of Hope.

Nine-squares will be hand pieced together, added to each other then quilted for an auction for children’s Christmas project.

Memory books will be made for our church members who are in long-term care facilities.

Embroidery will be done for a lap quilt.

All the time these activities are going on, prayers are given, God is thanked and praised. Somehow I see Paul, Priscilla and Aquila sewing their tents.

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. (Acts 18:2-3 KJV)

Later we hear that they held church in their home:

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. (1 Corinthians 16:19 KJV)

I love my church’s building, but it’s not the only place where the gospel is at work.  Our Lord had no building. He taught from the synagogue, true, but more from mountainsides, seashores or walking in the streets. There are so many instances of His being in homes – with Mary, Martha and Lazarus, with Zacchaeus. In Peter’s home, healing his mother or in Jairus’ healing his daughter.

Homes, where we live daily with Christ. What better place to find service with Him in reaching out to others?  Remember, He said:

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20 KJV)

Isn’t it wonderful to know that?  Of course, we can sit down with Him at anytime in prayer, but there’s such a blessing to do so with others, isn’t it?  I like this verse from Hebrews:

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: (Hebrews 10:24 KJV)

That’s just before the one exhorting us to gather together:

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25 KJV)

Ready to open your home to Him? To His service?