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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if we could look ahead into the future and see what the consequences would be for some of the choices we have made? Would it affect the way we live our lives? I say it would, but realistically I'm afraid we would wind up making our origninal decision fully knowing what was going to come out of it. Maybe some of you might differ with me and I would be glad to listen to your input, however so many of us I am afraid have the mindset that we are impervious to the traps others find themselves caught in. Somehow we have convinced ourselves that we are capable of encountering the same or similar situations and somehow have the magic powers needed to circumvent what others have fallen headlong into. Is that pride or just human nature? Jesus told Peter when he said that he would never betray him, "Truly I say to you that this very night before a rooster crows you will deny me three times." Peter hearing those words said, "Even if I have to die with you, I will not deny you." (Matthew 26:34-35) And what happens next is history. |
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What Does True Unity Look Like? |
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It has been great in recent months to see a fresh move among some of the ministers in our area as we come together weekly for prayer for one another, our congregations and community. We are in the beginning stages we believe of learning what God's idea of unity should really look like. Jesus prayed in John 17 "I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me." Here we are 2000 years later and the Body of Christ is still plagued with divisions that fall within such categories as: territorialism, denominationalism, prejudice just to name a few. My question is this: What would happen if the Church (Body of Christ) got angry enough to declare that the harvest was too big a task for us individually? What could we (His Church) accomplish for our communities if we decided to come together and agree on the essentials to salvation and allow the non-essentials not to bring division but to remain respected between us? It is so exciting to see that at least here in our community we are sensing a glimmer of expectancy as we are learning to pray together, work together and worship together. It is hard work, but one in which we know from Scripture that the Lord desires. Let our hearts cry out just as Habakkuk's did, ""Lord, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known." |
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