Vital Step to a Radiant Faith-Cooperation

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year to Shine, today’s Vital Step to a Radiant Faith is Cooperation.

One of the great building projects in Nehemiah’s day was completed through the cooperation of many workers.  Nehemiah 4:6 says, “So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.”  Later, we learn that the wall was completed in 52 days.

Cooperation comes from the heart and works in harmony with others to accomplish something productive.  There is cooperation with the leader and cooperation with others who are serving on the project.

This is one of the ways that the name of Jesus can be honored in the church. Jesus is the head of the church. Ephesians 4:16 says, “From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”

Cooperation is a Vital Step to a Radiant Faith that makes a difference in our world.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com