Discovering and Uncovering the Deeply Hidden Christian Unity
If Christians will always put and keep the spotlight on the resurrected Jesus, humbly align with His will, demonstrate and proclaim His presence, and lovingly wave His banner, we will discover supernatural heart-to-heart unity that we are ignoring. Instead, through the centuries we have divided into tens of thousands of denominations and hundreds of thousands of independent churches. We’ve taken political and religious sides. We’ve killed each other in the name of God over doctrinal differences and in the name of patriotic warfare, and we’ve even forcibly held each other in life-long slavery, Christians selling Christians like animals. (Even today Christians are killing Christians in Ukraine and in other places because their loyalty to their country or ideology is greater than their loyalty to Jesus.)
A casual observer can see that even today Christians see each other as competitors, threats, and even enemies. Yet Jesus prayed that we would be one, even as the Father and He are one. What happened?
I believe that God answered that prayer. If you are a Christ-follower, you and I are one in Christ, even if we openly deny it by our words, actions, and independent religious institutions. If the risen Jesus is truly living inside of me and actually living inside of you, there’s no greater unity than that! How desperately we need to acknowledge, embrace, appreciate and honor God’s wonderful gift of Christian unity! I frequently experience that gift of spiritual unity as I open my heart to and compassionately interact with all kinds of Christians who see things differently than I do. You can too!
O God, forgive us that we Christians have ignored the amazing way that you have joined us together heart-to-heart through the death and resurrection of Jesus and His coming to live inside each one of us through the Holy Spirit. Remove our spiritual blindness, our arrogance and pride. Help us recognize and deeply feel the amazing unity of the Spirit so that we can and will love one another across the lines that continually divide humanity and so that we can be a light to each other and to this world of darkness. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
There’s such joy in Christian unity. Don’t miss out on it! Google: The Joy of Early Christianity.
