Love with Jesus while you have time

Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. We are encouraged by today’s verse that the body of Christ needs regular fellowship and encouragement to love and good deeds. Apparently there were some who had abandoned regular commitment to the assembly. If we are to live to love with Jesus, I think we need daily encouragement. On a practical note, how can one obey Jesus’ command to love one another (believers) as He has loved us if one doesn’t walk regularly in a community of believers? Living to love with Jesus means we will hang out with members of His body on a regular basis. Can you even imagine Jesus forsaking or deserting His own, much less making a habit of doing so? Unthinkable. The author suggested that the more his readers saw the day of judgment drawing near, the more they should consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds. Is it even possible to effectively stimulate someone without being with them? I don’t think so.  When he mentioned “the day,” I’m not sure whether the author had in mind Jesus’ return and the final judgment or their death and entrance into God’s presence. I lean toward our thinking about our death. In Hebrews 9:27, the author wrote, “And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this comes judgment.” Every day, we are drawing nearer to our deaths. Once we die, it’s too late to glorify God by loving and doing good deeds. Therefore, since we can draw near to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ to receive the grace we need to love and do good to one another, it makes sense that we ought to encourage one another daily to abide in Jesus and love with Him. I hope you’ll consider yourself stimulated and encouraged to love and good deeds today through Hebrews 10:25. Make use of every day to bear as much fruit for the glory of God as you can by abiding in Jesus and loving with Him. Let’s love with Jesus while we have time.