Siblings in the Kingdom.

As Christians, our communion with Jesus is key. Through salvation, we have been brought into an intimate relationship with Jesus. But what we often forget is that we have also been brought into a relationship with other Christians. We have become a family with God as our father, and others as our siblings. As a family, we need each other to accomplish things that we cannot do on our own. Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes that we need each other for encouragement in times of confusion and uncertainty. Bonhoeffer writes, "He needs his brother as a bearer and proclaimer of the divine word of salvation." This it so true. When a human is struggling it is so hard to preach the word to oneself. What that person needs is for their brother or sister in Christ to come along side of them and proclaim the truth. We are to relate to each other as siblings of a united family. We are to lean on each other, bring the word to each other, and bear each others burdens. After all, we going to be spending an awful long time together one day, we might as well truly love each other now.