Unity

In Matthew 12:25, Jesus said that a house divided against itself cannot stand. It's so simple to think about, yet the truth holds immense wisdom and depth. If my husband and I viewed each other as opponents rather than two people who are working toward a common goal, then our marriage would not last, and it certainly would not reflect the love of Jesus Christ and the unity of the trinity. Now looking at it on a much broader scale, how about the church? I do not mean my individual church or your individual church, but the collective bride of Christ spread out over the earth. Are we in unity? Are we working together toward a common goal? Or do we compete amongst ourselves? We spend a lot of our time bickering over doctrinal differences instead of sharing the truth of Jesus Christ. Our purpose on this earth is to bring glory to God and spread the Gospel of His grace to all people. When we are not in unity the message we send does not reflect the unity displayed by the Divine Trinity- The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as One. Imagine what would happen in our communities, in our countries, and in the world if Christians focused on our similarities rather than our differences- it would change the world!

The Ark of the Covenant was placed in the most holy place within the tabernacle and the temple. The Ark represents the presence of God on earth. The top of the Ark was one solid piece of gold with two cherubim hammered out of the gold, it was called the mercy seat and it represents the throne of God on earth. The mercy seat is represented with the elements of praise, humility, and unity. Therefore, the process we have to go through to enthrone the King of kings and the Lord of lords is one of praise, humility, and unity. I want to see these three elements return to the global church. I want us to build a throne that is worthy of the Most High God!

"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. Psalm 133

Unity is like anointing oil. In this Psalm we see that when the oil was poured out onto Aaron's head it soaked his beard and flowed right down onto the ground around him bringing life forevermore. When we come together in unity it will affect our communities, our country, and our world. It will restore blessing and life!

Let us focus on the beautiful, pure Gospel of Jesus Christ and show the world how much He loves humanity. Let us allow the Lord to showcase His grace through our lives. Let us set aside our differences and enthrone our Lord in praise, humility, and unity.