The mind-blowing thing about God is that He Himself exists in community. This is hard to understand, but think about it: God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit all exist and reign supreme in community in a dimension (Heaven) that we cannot see at this point in our lives. They are all distinct expressions of God, yet they are all still God…better known as the Trinity. If God exists in community, shouldn’t we? When God created Adam, He said “it is not God for man to be alone.” God knew how important it was for humanity to experience community. Why? Again, because He Himself exists in a community relationship.
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The very fact that God knows that we need community…and desires for us to be in community…tells us that God can be trusted. Think about it…God wants EVERYONE to experience a community of acceptance, diversity, authenticity and hospitality. A God that cares about our basic human needs is a good God…and again, proves that He knows what is best for our lives and can be trusted. Since the Creator of the Universe…Who hung the stars and spoke and created things like trees, the ocean and giraffes out of NOTHING…since that Creator thinks it is important for all of humanity to experience community…let us be a group of Jesus followers who strive to create a community that anyone can belong to. What a way to imitate God!