Fruitful Fellowship
“Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”” Luke 9:41 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/luk.9.41.nkjv The same reason why believers feel hopeless in the presence of Jesus is why they feel helpless in His absence. While Jesus was on the mount of transfiguration with Peter, James and John, the remaining nine disciples could not bear with the challenge of interfacing with the needs of people for deliverance from the oppression of the devil. The major problem was not the helplessness from the absence of Jesus; but rather their hopelessness even while Jesus was with them. Every fellowship opportunity with the Lord offers the possibility of building the hope of being like Jesus through faith and trust in all His promises. Likewise, the perceived absence of Jesus in times of difficulty and the challenges of life provides the platform for exercising our faith and confidence to perform. Unfo...