United

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (– Romans 15:5-6 ESV)
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May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (– Romans 15:5-6 ESV)

A blessed day my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Welcome back to another episode of the Prayer Blends!

Before we start, I just want to share a story about my friend. 

John was outside looking for something to eat. After searching for a while, he found bread that is so big that he cannot lift by himself so he went home and told his friends about what he found. What was once a struggle became an easy task with the help of his friends and He shared the food with them and they all enjoyed the fruits of their labor? 

Let us pray. Yes Lord Hallelujah, we worship and glorify your name. Thank you, God, for this time and opportunity to study your word. Thank you, Lord, for the spiritual food that we are about to receive. We are not here by accident but because of the Holy Spirit speaking through us that we are here gathered in your name. Thank you, Lord, for the stable internet connection because it is a useful tool that you have given us to preach your word.  Lord God, I pray that please open our spiritual eyes and hearts as we dig deeper into studying your word tonight. Bless the reading of your words. Use me Lord to speak through the hearts of those who need to hear this message. Lord I gladly boast my nothingness that apart from you I am nothing, we are nothing.  We need your love Lord, We need your Holy Spirit, We need your presence, and we need you, Lord. This is my prayer in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen! 

Unity means the quality or state of being made one.

Let us find out the truths in this verse:
God is the master reconciler.

Reconcile means, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary, to restore friendship or harmony. 

Everything God does always multiply and generates unity.

1. Between God and man, since we were separated by God because of our sin (Genesis 3), He sent His only begotten Son here on earth to redeem us from our sins and restore our relationship with God. (1st part of John 3:16)

2. Between Creation and God, we can look at the time of Noah when God decided to flood the earth because of the sins of man “So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them, the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” – Genesis 6:7 NIV but Noah found favor in the eyes of God so he spared Noah and his family (v8)

3. Between Jews and Gentiles, Jews and Gentile are separated because of their customs and traditions but because of Jesus, the salvation offered to the Jews first became free for everyone willing to receive it. We can check the story in Acts 10, when Cornelius, a Roman officer, had a vision from God to invite Peter in his household. When Peter obeyed God, this opened the door for the Holy Spirit to move and the entire household of the centurion surrendered their lives to Jesus.

The cross is the only place where the irreconcilable becomes reconciled.
So what happens next when we’re united? What is our Goal? Why does God want us to be united?

Ephesians 1: 9-10 states, “making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.”

In other words, In Christ, God revealed the mystery of his will, which is to bring unity to all things in heaven and in the earth. 

We all have experienced the devastatingly divisive power of sin. Sin separates us from God and from each other. But at the cross, Jesus demolished the power of sin. That is why the whole point of Christ’s work was to reconcile that which was pulled apart. 

Our goal why God wants us to live in harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And lastly, when we are united by living harmoniously through Christ Jesus, we are fulfilling one of the principal commandments of God that is to love your neighbor as yourself. 

When we are obeying God’s commandments, He is very pleased in us and when he is pleased with us, we will be rewarded according to the riches of His glory. May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with us all.










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