The Blessing Of Community

Genesis 1:26 [NKJV]Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”A community is a group of people bound together in a specific locality or by common interest or characteristics. It is a group of people that share a common culture, common values, common interest, common passion, common heritage, and common purpose. A healthy community constitutes belonging, mutual responsibility, well-being, progress, and protection. It says in 1 Corinthians 12:18 [NKJV], “But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.” The blessing of being placed in the body is belonging, the privilege of being able to participate, growth, generosity, correction, and empowerment.