Spirit and Life Devotional: The United Church

Jesus prayed that we may be one as He and the Father are one (John 17:20-23), showing us how important it is for us to be united. There's a level of glory the church will not experience until it is one; fasting and prayer won't bring that glory down; neither will praise and worship; only unity will.

In 2 Chronicles 5:13-14, the Scripture says that "It came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD... that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God." Wow!

It's more of agreeing and being able to work together, worship together, fellowship together, struggle together, pray together, fight together, dwell together peacefully, than having the same beliefs (even though that is ideal, for we should all come to the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God - Ephesians 4:13).

It's a shame that we let irrelevant things create walls between us; it's a shame that some people cannot attend service at another church; it's a shame that believers working together can't do things together because they attend different denominations; it's a shame some think their pastors are the only voice of God; and it's a shame that some think they are better than others. No, it's not being focused; it's being immature and insensitive to the desires of the Spirit! The church needs to be one; standing fast with one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel (Philippians 1:27).

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