Acts 2:42. “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
CONTINUED STEADFASTLY. They had real love for the Word, these first-generation saints in the past. The truth contained in its pages is as complete as it is vast. They believed what was written without question from the first page to the last – And the doctrine they learned when they were taught, they were able to easily grasp.
There was love among them for each sister and brother. Fellowship meant they truly cared the one for the other. Sharing life in common was real when they gathered together. There was love for each other, for they had the same Father.
When they came together on Lord’s Day for the breaking of bread; There was remembrance of the Lord and the words He had said. There was love for the Lord and the blood that He shed –
And they were sure He loved them, and was now raised from the dead.
As they met together steadfastly and continued on in prayer – It was with confident assurance that God really did hear. Their prayer would show love for the perishing – those that were dear To the hearts of each one who had willingly gathered there.
The same love for the Word – is in the doctrine we teach. Love for each other in fellowship – closes every breech. Love for the Lord at His table – shows the Gospel we preach. Love for the sinners we pray for – that the lost we might effectively reach.
“Father, give us the willingness to continue steadfastly as those in the early assemblies did. Please keep before us, by Thy Spirit, the value of the doctrines as are taught in the scriptures. Help us maintain a warmth among us that our fellowship might be real and not affected. May the remembrance of the Lord in the breaking of bread never become “man-centered.” When we pray, help us to be genuine in our communication with Thee. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”