Together is where we belong

Together is where we belong. Together is where we belong.

Key points

• Colom campaign event with Harris moved to Columbus High School after MUW declines to host it.
• Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late August.
• Social Security and Medicare: The promise America created and the bills we postponed.
• Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975.
• When as an individual you understand the nature of the body of Christ, you better understand who you are and where you fit, in other words.

Together is where we belong. Together is where we belong. By: Alistair Begg – October 23, 2026.

Though numerous, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. – Romans 12: 5, as in one body we have plenty of members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we.

Every so often, someone may ask you, "Do you belong here?" It's usually asked in relation to a country club, a gym, or something similar. They're wondering, "Is this a place that identifies you as being on its lists? Do individuals here know you and accept you, and would they miss you if you were absent?"

Paul often uses the illustration of the body to describe the church. We don't have to stretch our imagination to create sense of it. We all have a body that is created up of a variety of parts, and each part has a unique function. Not all parts are seen, but all of them are significant. If one part is not working or is missing, it makes a difference to all the rest. The effectiveness of someone's entire body depends on its control by the head. This holds true as well in the body of Christ, each local church: the spiritual body functions properly only when it works together under Jesus' headship. When that happens, we function with.

Since we're not living in isolation from each other, unity. Since we're produced up of different bits and pieces, plurality. Since the functions of the body are necessarily varied, diversity. Harmony, which we enjoy when things are working in cohesion.

Identity, showing that each of us cannot ultimately be ourselves when we are by ourselves.

When as an individual you understand the nature of the body of Christ, you better understand who you are and where you fit, in other words. As a member of the body of Christ, you do belong somewhere. When God's grace has transformed us, we should find that it matters increasingly to us that we have been called into relationship with one another-into community. We're diverse in the gifts that have been given; none of us can create up the body individually but only together. Each of us belongs to one another. We gather as church, then, so as to offer of ourselves both to each other and, ultimately, to our Lord. We contribute to the body by our presence, our songs, our prayers, and our fellowship. As Isaac Watts wrote.

My tongue repeats her vows, "Peace to this sacred house!" For there my friends and kindred dwell.

Church is not a place for you merely to show up at and attend. It is a body. It is your kin-your family. You need your church; and your church needs you. As together is exactly where we belong, the more committed to your church you are, the more blessed by it you will be; for few things in life are better than when God puts His individuals together. Regarding the Author(s).

Alistair Begg has been in pastoral ministry since 1975. After graduation from The London School of Theology, he served eight years in Scotland at both Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist Church. In 1983, he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He has written a number of books and is heard daily and weekly on the radio program, Truth For Life. His Daily Devotionals are presented here via a syndication agreement. Faith Alistair Begg October 20, 2026. A call to commitment.

God doesn't ask us to offer our funds or possessions. He wants us to offer not less than these, but more: our particularly selves. More From This Author. Faith Alistair Begg October 19, 2026. Notably, the city of man. Faith Alistair Begg October 16, 2026. The reality of grief. Faith Alistair Begg October 15, 2026. My times are in Your hand. Faith Alistair Begg October 22, 2026. Faith Alistair Begg October 14, 2026.

Notably, the Bible tells us that in sending Jesus, God offered His residents the one who would satisfy all the law's demands through full submission and who would then suffer the penalty of sin to set men and women free from its bondage. Faith Alistair Begg October 13, 2026. An ear open, a will ready.

Our culture values major names, sizeable accomplishments, and major ratings. God does not have the same preoccupations. News Frank Corder October 22, 2026.

Colom campaign event with Harris moved to Columbus High School after MUW declines to host it. News Alex Veiga, Associated Press October 22, 2026.

Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late August. News Frank Corder October 22, 2026. MSGOP claims Colom's AI generated video violates Mississippi law. Business Meredith Biesinger October 22, 2026. New Albany's claim to cake fame: Sugaree's Bakery. Business Frank Corder October 20, 2026. Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility. Business Cass Rutledge October 20, 2026. Lumber manufacturer investing $8.3 million in Macon expansion. Culture Marilyn Tinnin October 21, 2026. The art of the Partlow Boot. Culture Alistair Begg October 21, 2026.

Culture Meredith Biesinger October 20, 2026. The Lyric Theatre: Tupelo's most haunting story. Opinion Sid Salter October 21, 2026.

Social Security and Medicare: The promise America created and the bills we postponed. Opinion Ellery Jones October 19, 2026. Forest products industry contributes heavily to Mississippi, U.S. Economy. Opinion Sid Salter October 14, 2026. Capital punishment logistical failures a self-fulfilling strategy of death penalty opponents?

For now, together is where we belong remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.