Unity Come Forth

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John 13:35 "BY THIS everyone will know you are my disciples, IF you love one another."

Pretty straight forward, we must love one another, we cannot pick and choose, we MUST be unified if we call ourselves Christians, followers of Christ and we do not have true love for one another then we are liars.(1 John 4:20)

This is truth, it is truth that sets us free.

  • Disunity has to go
  • Discord has to go
  • Stirring up strife has to go
  • Allowing criticism of one another has to go
  • Judging one another has to go
  • Gossiping has to go
  • Division among the body has to go

Our love walk with one another is a revelation of our love walk with God. We can't love one and hate another based on any reasons. WE CAN'T--THERE IS NO SCRIPTURE THAT JUSTIFIES THIS.

A few things Jesus found so important he mentioned them shortly before departing this earth.

Mark 12:29-31 "Jesus answered, "the first and principle one of all commands is " Hear O' Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord; And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all  your strength, this is the second: You shall [unselfishly] love your neighbor as yourself. THERE IS NO GREATER commandment than these."

First principle and no greater!

We must ask ourselves, challenge ourselves...
  • Am I doing this?
  • Am I really?
  • Have I sowed discord?
  • Have I allowed disunity to fester?
  • Have I played a part in another's disunity?
  • Have I brought any division through my words?
Ephesians 4:29 tells us to let no corrupting talk come out of our mouths, corrupting of what? Corrupting relationships that were in unity to be influenced in a negative light. I recently read a statement that said "Once you pass judgement on someone you can no longer help them." I added to it by saying "You cannot help them and you cannot receive from them."

If our words have caused judgment to be released on others that then others could no longer help or receive from them we MUST repent.

I close by coming in agreement to the very prayer of Jesus in John 17.

Father God I pray that we may all be one just as you and Jesus are one, that we as brothers and sisters in Christ would be one so that the world would know and believe and be convinced that Jesus truly is your son and truly has raised up and truly does sit at your right hand interceding for ALL your children to be one. Do we have to agree on everything, no, help us to look beyond our differences, drawing from those very differences to rise up in strength and power, there is power in two being unified, and the more unity the more powerful our testimony. I thank you God in agreement with Jesus that we may be one, perfectly united so the world can know the love of God dwells in us. Thank you Father God that our joy is made complete as we walk in unity and peace with one another being in FULL accord so your Spirit can move in us and through us. In Jesus Name AMEN

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