“Fellowship with Him” (1 John1:6)

When we were united by faith to Christ, we were brought into such complete fellowship with Him, that we were made One with Him, and His interests and ours became mutual and identical. We have fellowship with Christ in His love. What He loves we love. He loves the saints - so do we. He loves sinners - so do we. He loves the poor perishing race of man, and looks forward to see Earth’s deserts transformed into the garden of the Lord - so do we.

We have fellowship with Him in His desires. He desires the glory of God - we also labor for the same. He desires that the saints may be with Him where He is - we desire to be with Him there too. He desires to drive out sin – behold, we fight under His banner.

He desires that His Father’s name may be loved and adored by all His creatures - we pray daily, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.”

We have fellowship with Christ in His sufferings. We’re not nailed to the cross, or die a cruel death, but when He’s reproached, we are reproached; and we rejoice that we are counted worthy to suffer shame for His name (Acts 5:41).

The disciple should not be above his Lord. We share with Him in His labors, ministering to men by the Word of truth and by deeds of love. Our food, like His, is to do the will of Him who’s sent us and to finish His work. We also have fellowship with Christ in His joys. We are happy in His happiness; we rejoice in His exaltation.

Have you ever tasted that joy, believer? There’s no purer or more thrilling delight to be known this side of Heaven than that of having Christ’s joy fulfilled in us, that our joy may be full. His glory awaits us to complete our fellowship, for His Church shall sit with Him upon His throne, as His bride and queen.

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