“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them.” (v. 20)

You and I have definitely quoted this one before. It was probably in the context of church, or maybe a small group or a Bible study, or perhaps even a Jesus-rooted meal with friends.

But we have definitely quoted it:

“Where two or three are gathered in My name, I am there among them.”

It’s a precious truth. Worth quoting.

Just don’t miss the context:

Jesus isn’t merely promising to be with us, by the Spirit, when we are doing churchy Christian things. He is promising to be with us in the hard conversations. To be with us when we address sin, as brothers and sisters. To be with us when we seek restoration on the other side of repentance. To be with us when, contrary to every fleshly impulse, we have to forgive as we have been forgiven.

Jesus promises to be with us when two or three of us step into the steep callings of Matthew 18.

Will you trust Him, then? Will you follow His Word into brave conversations—into humility and grace—and meet Him there in the moment? Will you treasure His presence in the church’s serious callings?

He made the promise. And we have clung to it.

Let’s be sure to apply it in context.

— Tyler