A man was dealing with a very cold winter and no heat in his home, so he decided to go to the store and buy a bag of charcoal. When he got home, he wanted to spread the heat out in his home, so he placed one briquette in his bathroom, one in his bedroom, one in his closet, one in his kitchen, one in his dining room, one in his living room, one in his laundry room, one in his garage, etc. He spread them out everywhere. But, to his surprise, he was still cold.
The reason that didn’t work is that charcoal briquettes are not designed to be spread out. They only work properly and fulfill their purpose when they are kept together.
Christians are the same! We have been designed by our Savior to work together and fulfill His purpose side-by-side together (Phil. 1:27; 1 Cor. 12:12-27). When we keep ourselves apart from the group, we defeat our God-given design and weaken our God-given capabilities. Fellow Christian, as “members of one another” (Rom. 12:4-5), we need each other to do His work most effectively.
