I believe in for the revival that we all so desperately are seeking we must be a Body of one. As Christ prayed for us, the believers in John 17: 20-23
“"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” (NIV)
After reading this morning I asked the Lord what it meant to be unified. I believe unity comes from empty hands and open hearts, hands that are willing to lend a hand and hearts that are ready to love. If we start to do that in the body we will truly be a light to this dark and dying world.
So today, I pray that we are all intentional in how we love and how we lend our hands out. Ask the Lord for opportunities to help and love a brother or sister today. It is important to be missional in the world but sometimes just by living in unity with one another (as Jesus prayed) is the best testament to Christ’s love for a non-believer. Let us love one another like Christ has loved us so that world may know him.
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