Unity

1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3

What would a unified husband and wife look like? Imagine a family that is fully unified, brother to brother, sister to sister. We live in a world full of discord and disunity so I am not even going to talk about the world, for true unity comes only through the Spirit.

The church in all of its glory is to be a unified body, a healthy living and loving organic body deeply connected to the vine and one another. For the most part the church is me, myself, and I in the west. We copy what the world is doing and the world is only concerned about one thing, itself. There is a greater calling, a calling where unity is the goal and people loving one another deeply from the heart is the norm. How do we get back there? How do we go there? One thing is for sure you must swim against the tide and lead by example.

Humility and gentleness, patience and bearing with one another is where it starts according to Paul. We must be eager or serious to maintain unity and the bond of peace, for without this commitment we will not see it in its fullness.

Can you imagine what a unified church looks like? Can you imagine what we could accomplish for the kingdom? Can you imagine what the world would see in this kind of body that loves deeply, cares freely, creates openly, sustains always, nurtures carefully, listens intently, and is unified fully? This is what we are after. Be blessed.