Ephesians 5:30 for we are members of his body.

The more we depend on the people around us in mutual living arrangements, the closer we become as a community and the easier we find things get.

If we all do work together we find things work out quicker and very often cheaper too – which I like!

God wants us to be as a single body – the church as one body, working together, supporting each other, depending on each other.

Selfishness, pride, greed and lust break apart communities and groups of people quicker than anything else – and they go as far as causing wars and obliterating communities!

Ephesians 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbour, for we are all members of one body.

Living in close proximity to lots of people tends to give you a different look on life to living out in the country.

When you are one of very few people you tend to try and get on with everyone to make life a bit easier to live. But living with many people bring out distrust and all manner of other bad sides!

God wants us to be able to live with hope and love and in communion with the people close to us; that means putting aside lies and distrust and living like our lives depend on each other.

God wants that sort of close relationship with us even more!

Galatians 6:15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation.

How many people go to the local church? Do you go to the local church?

The apostle writes here to the people of Galatia, telling them not to get all tied up about religious laws but to focus on Christ instead!

When we start comparing things in worldly ways we get caught up in those worldly comparisons and lose sight of the real object of our worship; Jesus Christ.

When I go to be part of our local church service, I go to do the best I can to give people the best opportunity to be blessed by God through the service.

It’s not all about where you go, but how you go…