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THE COST OF UNITY

Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace. – Ephesians 4:2-3 (NLT)

            One of the greatest tragedies today is the division that is seen by warring camps within Christendom. Rather than seeking unity in the Person of Jesus Christ the focus seems to be on differences even when the places where we diverge are peripheral at best. We are never called to compromise the fundamentals of our faith but we are called to be joined together as one body under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

            Christ calls us as churches and as individuals to be united in the Holy Spirit. But rather than calling for a council or a new and improved strategy we are directed instead to be “humble, gentle” and “patient” with each other. Our love should stand as a means of overlooking the weaknesses we find in our brothers and sisters in Christ. True biblical love, a love that seeks understanding and strives for peace, is what is necessary if we are to experience the unity of faith in its most acceptable form. When we are truly following the lead of the Spirit we will accept His drawing of us together as one.

PRAYER THOUGHT: Lord, I seek to be an integral part of building your church rather than dividing it.