Sunday Reflection – Two’s a Crowd

For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." (Matthew 18:20)

This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible.  We know that when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior that he and the Father come to live within our hearts in the presence of the Holy Spirit.  We become the Temple of God.

So, it’s fair to say that God is with us at all times even when we’re alone.

However, this verse seems to indicate that when Christians come together in the name of Jesus something extra happens and I believe that.

One plus one equals more than just two.

There is a collective experience of God when Christians come together with their hearts focused on God that somehow goes beyond our individual experience of God.

I think that’s one of the reasons Jesus sent the disciples out two by two.  He wanted them to have the collective experience of God with them.

Perhaps that’s one of the reasons it’s not such a good idea to be a Lone Ranger Christian – we would miss out on something special of God.