The point is simply, usually this verse is read as one of comfort, but the context demands us to understand it as God’s presence for Christian witness.
Join us this Sunday at 10:45am at Lakeview Community Church for the next message in the series called “The Unexpected Adventure” by Pastor Paul Kozar.

The word “linking” represents a biblical concept expressed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 that unexpected adventures are links in a chain. Paul tells us that he planted (a link) Apollos watered (another link) and God made it grow. We contribute to a person’s life with God by being links in their chain. [...]