Musing – What Four Legs Does a Christian Need to Walk On?

 Hebraic Musing – What Four Legs Does a Christian Need to Walk On?

Why is a four legged chair so reliable? How can you maintain a solid relationship in your Christian walk?  Let’s look at the four legs that built the early church in Acts 2:42.  “They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”  And the result is something we are still looking for in our churches today –  “Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.” Acts 2:43  NIV   The believers were devoted to these four activities which created the dynamic church growth that our modern churches envy.  And the church was built on these four legs:

Teaching – The OT is a primer on how to live.  It is the responsibility of the father of the family to teach his children according to Deut. 6:6-9.  “These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.  Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.”  And Moses was told by his Father-in-law to “Teach them the decrees and laws, and show them the way to live and the duties they are to perform.” Exod.18:20

Fellowship – Mal 3:16  describes what might be an ideal fellowship of believers – “Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name.”

Breaking of Bread – “Bread” is mentioned 253 times in the NIV* .  Not surprising that Jesus used broken bread to symbolize His close relationship with His disciples at the Last Supper – “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” Mark14:22  And I for one enjoy meals, breaking bread, with people as opportunity to encourage, learn and/or evangelize.

Prayer – When I want to describe the importance of Prayer, my mind goes to “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.” Eph.6:18   What is prayer?  We’ve been given the honor and privilege to talk to the Creator of the whole Universe AND He wants us to call on Him any time, any where and for any reason.  AND He’s always listening to each and every one of us all the time.  Jesus Himself asked us to “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matt.7:7-8

Final question:  What happened when they devoted themselves to teaching, fellowship, breaking bread and prayer? 
Answer:  Awe, wonders, miracles and thousands added!   And  they evangelized - “And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:47

In which of these four activities does your church need more of your support?

Points to ponder

In which of these four activities do each of us need more focus?

What happens if a chair is missing one leg?  Is the chair reliable, safe to use?

“Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.” 1 Corinth.14:12   

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                      June 22, 2021
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
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*  Bread is mentioned 330 times in the KJV.