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The Power of Unity

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. 1 Peter 3:8

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Al Rothering

6/16/20242 min read

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. 1 Peter 3:8

You know God has called us – his Church to model this verse above to the world! . . . And our world desperately needs someone; some people group to model this, Amen? It is Unity. Being of one mind. And it starts in the heart of two people resolving to put the others needs ahead of their own. To be determined to love another no matter the response. . . . Even within a marriage, this kind of unity would change everything.

Actually, this is not complicated to walk out. We do not need more information to BE a unified church. We simply need to let the word of Christ soak into our souls; agreeing with the truth, praying for God to help us grab hold of that truth and then offering up ourselves to God as a living sacrifice – meaning we commit to God through prayer to give up our right to put ourselves first. We ask for and practice compassion, tenderhearted service to one another. We resist arguing - demanding fairness and treat each other like everyone matters most to God, therefore they matter to you!

We can miss the power of the word, when we read black letters on a white page and comprehend a superficial understanding of it while racing onto to other things. But that does not change anything. We desperately need to LET the word of Christ dwell in us RICHLY! Thinking deeply about what the truth in front of us is saying. Saying it out loud; writing it down. Praying for deep meaning and taking it into the day’s activities attempting to put it into practice with others.

To walk this out with other Christians is to sincerely see others and love them. It is to get to know others and to serve their practical needs. It is to pour out the Godliness that is in you, onto them and to partner with them to do this to others. It is to agree on the very few core beliefs necessary to serve God and to give grace and compassion in every other area. AND – most importantly, it is to take those beliefs into your community and serve the practical needs of your town and beyond in the name of Jesus.

. . . just one verse like the one above, if adopted into your soul, can change an entire world. My friends, that is the power of drinking in Gods truth. And there is a never-ending well of truth in scripture just waiting for our good pleasure :)

a group of people holding hands together in a circle
a group of people holding hands together in a circle

The Power of Unity