United Sharing Believers, that’s the picture painted of the early Christian church in Acts 4 32-36. “All the believers were of one heart and mind, and they felt that what they owned was not their own; they shared everything they had” Acts 4:32(NLT). Our possessions are not ours, but gifts from God, and therefore we have no right to hold them back from Him if we have plenty, and others are in need. How far have we fallen from this image as 21st century believers, where in the west especially our houses are coming down with “stuff”, and we scrape together some loose change for the collection plate on a Sunday morning. How far have we fallen from the sharing church we read about here, a huge challenge to me personally, and I feel a lot of Christians today. Father help us to become a united sharing church once again, witnessing to the world your love and compassion that should dominate our thoughts and actions. Help us to be the people you want us to be, and thank you for challenging us from your word. Show us how to set about changing our lives, and witness to be truly reflective of you.