Heb.
10:25 KJV, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together; as the manner
of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.”
It
would be good to add this in NLT, “And let us not neglect our meeting together,
as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the
day of His coming back again is drawing near.”
The
fourth duty is to assemble together and not to forsake our assembling. Why do we,
as believers need to be together? The believers are to assembly together:
·
for
worship,
·
for
prayer,
·
for
study of God’s Word and
·
for
ministry and witnessing.
Genuine
(sincere and honest) believers need each other—
·
the
presence,
·
to
fellowship,
·
to
strength one another,
·
to
encourage one to another,
·
to
care for each other, and
·
to
love one another.
Anna,
a prophetess of a great age, departed not
from the temple, but served God … (Lk.2:36-37). Jesus came to Nazareth as was his custom, went into the synagogue on
the Sabbath day, and stood up to read (Lk.4:16). The disciples were in the temple, praising and blessing God
(Luke 24:52-53). Peter and John went up
together into the temple at the hour of prayer (Acts 3:1). David, the
Psalmist said, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1). Here are the few
examples to show how valuable the temple was to them.
Song: We Gather Together
By Theodore Baker, tr., Sing His
Praise
1.
We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He
chastens and hastens His will to make known;
The
wicked oppressing cease them from distressing;
Sing
praises to His name; He forgets not His own.
2.
Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining,
maintaining His kingdom divine;
So
from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou
Lord, was at our side; all glory be Thine!
3.
We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader in battle,
And
pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be;
Let
Thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy
name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
