Don’t Short-Circuit!
"And truly our fellowship is with the
Father and with His Son Jesus Christ."
1 John 1: 3
Every married couple has experienced the temporary loss of
fellowship. When a word or action offends a spouse, there is
a loss of closeness in the relationship. The
root meaning of
fellowship is “oneness”: two become one in marriage.
But sin breaks that oneness until the offense is dealt with
through confession and forgiveness. The marriage doesn’t
end because of the offense, but intimacy is short-circuited.
It’s the same with us and God. Our sin separates us from God
until it is dealt with. God sent Jesus into the world to deal with
our sin so we may be reconciled to God and have our oneness
with Him restored (2 Corinthians 5:19). What happens if we sin
as believers?
We're not lost; our relationship with God is not set aside. But our
fellowship with Him is interrupted until we say about our sin what
God says about it (that is what confess literally means—“to say
the same thing”). Because Christ’s sacrifice for our sin, we can
be forgiven and our fellowship with God restored (1 John 1:9).
Don’t let sin short-circuit your fellowship with
God. Confess it and be reconciled to Him.
"The fellowship of God is
delightful beyond all telling."
A. W. Tozer
