KEY SCRIPTURE: John 17:11 KJV” And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.”

The Lord prayed to the Father, asking Him to keep them through His name, and that, they may be one. True strength is a function of unity. Any form of division or disunity would mean their doom, as well as total failure. The Lord requested that the disciples become one as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one. There can always be unity when partners put away personal pursuits or ambitions to accept the ideals that make the group one.

Apostle Paul cautions the brethren in Philippi to maintain one accord. Phi 2:2 KJV” Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind”. He added that the earlier request would be possible if they did the following;” Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” Many pastors are to stop serving for their ego, but solely to glorify the master. Every selfish ambition must be killed. The church must always know we have a common enemy, that is Satan and his cohorts, one Lord as well as one main task, that is to establish the kingdom of our Lord in the hearts of many who have not come to that knowledge.

We must not fight one another, but our real enemy. We must be submitted to our master and not to our ego. Finally, we must be committed to doing our one main task, saving souls and not comparing ourselves to one another. Never get satisfied with whatever you might have achieved, but keep on winning more. When people stop working for God, they work for the enemy. That is when Christians, speak against other denominations and compare themselves with others. This is missing the mark. Do everything to maintain our unity.

THOUGHT: OUR UNITY, REVEALS WE ARE OF GOD

FURTHER STUDIES

Phi 2:2 KJV “Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”

John 17:21 KJV” That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”