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The Gathering in the Name Yeshua

(Mt18:18-20; Eph4:6)

God is the Father of all.

He is above all and in all, and

He brings units to all things (Eph1:10).

Faith is longing to be one with Him, and

The life of this faith is becoming a member of the gathering in the name Yeshua.

"All refers to the state of individual members united.

Since for a common purpose different people come together,

While they do it for their own gain, they also consider others so that

There is joy and success in the gathering.

In the beginning God made the woman from the rib He took out of Adam and

Let them be united as one flesh (Ge2:21-24),

Making them the basic unit of the human society.

After Adam was deceived by the serpent in the Garden and sinned, however,

The family became broken (Ge2:12, 4:8-9).

No human gathering could endure thereafter.

As such, though Noah's family was united while they were building the ark,

After the ark, the relationship between the father and his son became severed (Ge9:20-27).

Moreover, when men were united in building a city and a tower (Ge11:1-9),

God confused their language and scattered them.

Later on, God chose the people of Israel to

Become a nation of priesthood by giving them the Law and

Promised them the land of Canaan (Ex3:17, 19:3-6).

Furthermore, in the desert He instructed them to build

The sanctuary, a meeting place between God and man (Ex25:8),

To be in the midst of their camps for God was in their midst.

Yet, in reality, it was only the high priest who was allowed to

Enter the Most Holy Place alone to meet with Him (Ex25:21-22).

Yeshua appeared and said, "Destroy the temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19),

Because through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would tear down the wall of sin between God and men and

Make a way for them to meet with Him, for

He is the incarnate Word, God, who is one with the Father (Jn10:29-30).

Though He was struck and the disciples scattered because

The Jews understood Him as a threat to their unity as a people and a nation,

This was all according to the prophecy (Zec13:7; Mt26:31).

Thus, as He died, Yeshua said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) As the last Adam, represented "all and submitted before the Father, becoming one with the Father, all in all (1Co15:20-28, 45);
2) Destroy the work of the devil that is to separate (1Jn3:8); and
3) Sprinkled His blood and unified all men (He12:24).

The Father raised Him up and seated Him on the throne, and

Yeshua became the Lord of all.

The Holy Spirit came in the name Yeshua and

Called men and gathered them as the church (Ac2:1-4).

The church is the holy gathering where the name Yeshua is at the center.

With the purpose of eternal life,

Christians gather to worship, praise, have fellowship, communion, pray and serve,

While being considerate of one another and making sacrifice.

For it is filled with joy and gladness,

Neither persecution nor oppression nor the rulers of this world can scatter the gathering (Mt16:18).

Christianity begins with gathering and it is sustained by gathering, and

Faith is putting effort to gather and make the gathering successful.

O Lord,

Let us put our life on the line for our gathering! Amen.