Hello, my name is Tocchiel Dixon.

Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread reading, Better Together.

Marie, a single working mom, rarely missed church or Bible study.

Each week, she rode the bus to and from church with

her five children and helped with setup and cleanup. One Sunday, the pastor told Marie that some church

members had donated gifts for the family. One couple provided the family a house with reduced rent. Another couple

offered her a job with benefits at their coffee shop. A young man gave her an old car he'd rebuilt

and promised to serve as her personal mechanic. Marie thanked God for the joy of living in a community devoted to serving

God and each other. Though we may not all be able to give as generously as Marie's church

family, God's people are designed to help each other. The gospel writer Luke described believers in Jesus as devoted to the

apostles' teaching and to fellowship. When we combine our resources, we can work together to help

those in need like the first believers in Jesus did. As we grow closer to God and each other,

we can care for one another.

Witnessing God's love demonstrated through his people's actions

can lead others to a saving relationship with Jesus.

We can serve others with a smile or a kind deed.

We can offer a financial gift or a prayer.

As God works in and through us, we're simply better together.

Today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Acts chapter 2 verses 42 to 47.

They devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.

Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.

All the believers were together and had everything in common.

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