Games

I grew up in a home that enjoyed playing games. We played board games and card games in the winter and in the summer there was Wiffle Ball and Horseshoes. When we were not playing games we were “discussing” politics or religion. The games were always a welcome relief from the discussions.

As our children grew we played a lot of games. Usually around holidays when we all get together we break out a game just for fun. Games give us an opportunity to laugh and visit with a little friendly competition thrown in. If there is ever a disagreement over a game we all laugh together and the disagreement goes away with no lasting results. Rules are followed, or changed, or made up according to desires of the group. Everyone knows it is all about the fun and the way that fun brings us closer together.

Recently Joyce and I joined a few other families for a game night. We sat at a table with a few others to play a game we all played at home. However, we all played with slightly different rules. As we shared the rules with each other we came to a consensus about which rules we would follow. Everyone in the group contributed a different rule and we played the game like none of us ever played before. In short, we had fun. As we left we discussed how we liked some of the new rules we had just learned. Sharing the rules added to the fun.

Fellowship builds up the fellowship. We need to take time to be together and grow closer to each other. When we play games together we do not just learn about each other’s rules, we learn about each other.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” (ESV)

That is why we call our church a family. Come to church and be a part of the family of God.

Bro. Robin