The word for today is - Unity !

Good morning,

The word for today is - Unity !

 

When the Bible talks about unity, it is always referring to being unified in Christ.If your focus is on Christ and obedience to the word, you will always have unity with those walking by the Spirit of God, and that Spirit is Love! Let us read 1 Corinthians 12:12-14,For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.For the body is not one member, but many. Without unity with Christ, unity with each other means nothing! Read 1 Corinthians 1:10,Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. We are instructed to have the same mind and same judgment. It is the mind of Christ that we must have in order to have unity.Our foundation must be in Christ Jesus, read 1 Corinthians 2:14-16,But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.We need to study the scriptural principles of unity so that we can understand unity and apply ourselves to applying these principles to our lives.Another important principle to follow is that you and I don’t judge right and wrong, we only judge whether something aligns with the truth of God’s word.Those who are walking in the flesh will try to judge those who are standing upon the word, but God will not accept that condemnation. In fact, God will reward those who stand firm even when they are condemned for keeping God’s ways.We need unity in order to do the will of God.The bible instructs us to be unified by sound biblical doctrine, read Ephesians 4:11-16,And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. God has giving us the five fold ministry to equip his people for works of service,for the purpose of edifying the Body of Christ so that we can come together into unity. Let us live a life worthy of the calling by the Spirit of God,each one of us (the believers)has been given grace by God.Read Ephesians 4:1-7, I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;One Lord, one faith, one baptism,One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.We need one another, in order to grow in Christ, let us encourage one another !  Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !