Membership Has Its Privileges
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★MOST of us are familiar with the old American Express slogan, “Membership has its privileges.” When you become a member of various groups, usually associated with that membership are benefits.
Even to be a part of the church, there are certain things that members have access to that visitors do not. I remember receiving a packet from American Airlines some time ago—a Platinum booklet because I’m a Platinum flyer. It’s a booklet that I’ve never read. I got it in the mail but put it aside because I had no knowledge of the privileges of membership that I possessed.
There was a card in the book I never saw. The other day, someone brought to my attention something on the card that’s been there all the time. This bit of information would have made life much more convenient, but because I’d never read what was available to me, there were benefits that did not accrue to me.
Many of us who are part of God’s family have little idea of all the benefits of membership.
The point
Christians possess many benefits of church membership they never access because they fail to read and learn what's available; ignorance prevents the enjoyment of privilege.