Why Connection?

The necessity for a connection to God is understood. But it should be checked just as a trailer-hitch is checked before pulling. Is the connection resulting in the flow of God to you and through you? Is your whole being involved in the connection? Is it resulting in fruitfulness? If not, the connection could be just a mental acceptance or a religious opinion concerning a ritualistic justification. I have often confronted a superstitous reliance on repeated action as the justification, such as chapters read in the Bible, prayers said, how much was done for charity, church attendance, etc. All of these are part of a connection but not the connection itself. Your spirit must be connected and the soul will follow. This is what Jesus was explaining to Nichodemus. You must be born again. Your mind can learn the facts concerning God, your emotions can be stirred and your body be trained to follow commands, but your spirit not be involved. Jesus said it was necessary for Him to return to the Father so the Comforter could come to live within the believer. He had to pay the price for your spirit to be born anew.

It takes connection to have a relationship. You expose yourself to hurt, rejection, and time. You have to share yourself and be available to help in time of need. It is actually the basic relationship of covenant. This is what Body ministry is all about. You give and you take. You help and you are helped. You give love and receive love. Your sorrow and your discouragement are visible, your success and your failures are shared. We are members of His Body.