“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42

Lord God, In your great mercy, you have joined me to yourself and to your body. You have joined me to a body of believers. I am not alone in faith or in life. I am united to you and to every believer of all times and in every place. I forget that. I tend to isolate myself. I leave my fellowship and connectedness to other believers at church. I leave behind y devotion to God’s Word when I put my Bible away after devotions. Sadly, I am not as devoted to you as deeply as I ought to be. Forgive me. Forgive me and raise up in me a desire to rise up in my devotion to your Word. Make your Word-the study of it and the meditation upon it-such a vital part of my daily life that I never stop thinking on it even after I walk away from my study. Make your people, the community of believers such a constant part of my daily life that I am always thinking of, praying for, and actively caring about them even when we are apart. You have joined me to something bigger than me. Help me to devote myself to you and to every other believer who is part of your body. Amen.

It’s time for us, the church, to rise up and be “all in” for the God who is “all in” for us. It’s time for us to rise up and increase our devotion to his Word. It’s time for us, the church, to rise up and be “all in” for the community, the body, of which we are an integral part.