“Let’s Do This Together”
By Zach Wood
Psalm 34:1-3 NLT
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his
praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take
heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name
together.
One of the greatest things a parent can do for their child is to say, “Let’s do this together”. As a dad, I find myself wanting to take
care of things for my kids all too often when what I really need to do is show
them and then offer for us to both do it together. That way, they learn better and I don’t take
care of it every time.
It is great when we can do other things together with someone as
well. There are many times when we want
to do things in our own and at times it is great when we can do things
solo. However, there are also times when
it’s so much better to work together as a team with someone else or a group of
people.
When we work with someone or a group of people, it’s so important that
we strive to work hard to accomplish a common goal. If we work with co-workers, we know that we
need to collaborate and strive to help each other to a better job individually
and as a whole group. It’s important
that helping each other is a priority so that everyone is encouraged.
It is obvious that we are all different and work in many different ways
to do our jobs. Even with this
challenge, it’s important that we strive to do what we can to ensure that we
work together as a team with others whatever the situation may be. Whether it be at a job, with siblings in a
certain situation, or volunteering somewhere.
No matter what we are doing, it’s important that we work together to
achieve a common goal. We absolutely
must apply to the Kingdom work as we work together in the church to achieve a
common goal and that is encouraging each other to grow closer to the Lord and
to win people to the Lord.
The last line of this passage is vital.
We absolutely need to strive to work together in the church to exalt His
name. Our desire and passion should be
ultimately to bring glory to His name and not promote our own agenda. When I read this passage the other day, it
just really hit me that we need to do a better job in the church today to
strive to encourage one another as we seek to exalt His name.
God calls us to seek Him and to tell of His greatness. We need to do this together as the family of
God. However, we cannot be stuck in our
own selfish ways and desire to promote our own plan or agenda. We must work together and serve together to
exalt Him. Instead of “Let me do this”, we need to say, “Let’s do this together!”
