We see throughout Scripture that being on mission together forges deep friendships. If you are not serving, we are missing out on your gifts, and you are missing out on the thrill to be a part of what God's doing. In the book of Acts, we read that Paul, Priscilla, and Aquila are a part of what God’s doing together. God lets them plant, start, and house the early church. This couple who didn't preach sermons and whose names aren’t famous changed the world and likely changed your life because of what they did for Christ’s Church. Why? Because they were faithful! They just kept showing up.
When Paul writes the letter to the Romans in a few years, he ends it with the following statement in Roman 16:3; “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus”. Now notice there he switches their names from how he referenced them in previous letters, “Aquila and Priscilla” and now “Priscilla and Aquila”. Why does he do that? Well, usually in Greek, whoever's name you put first was the one that was most involved and most important. But here you see that they're alternating. It means that two of them were running together, and that's the kind of marriage you want. You don't want to drag somebody. No one wants to be dragged, and no one wants to drag. So, if you're dating someone, and you have to drag the church then that's great evaluation material to know that's probably not a great long-term relationship. You want someone you can lock hands with and run at the same pace for the purposes God has for your marriage and your life. You're making a difference together. Your marriage is most alive when you're on mission together.
Discussion/Reflection Questions: Are you living your life on mission? If you are married or dating, are you and your significant other keeping pace with one another?
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