A quick look at news headlines reveal the prevalence of disunity. There is disunity in the National Party with an MP leaking information, turmoil in the Australian Liberal party fighting over leadership, and family members taking each other to court. Part of our human condition seems to be that we tend to be tribal and find reasons to include or exclude people for arbitrary reasons. It happens in school playgrounds, it is manifest in teenage subcultures and is found in social divisions. At one extreme disunity is revealed in racism.
Read: 1 Corinthians 1:10–17; Revelation 2:12–17
A quick look at news headlines reveal the prevalence of disunity. There is disunity in the National Party with an MP leaking information, turmoil in the Australian Liberal party fighting over leadership, and family members taking each other to court. Part of our human condition seems to be that we tend to be tribal and find reasons to include or exclude people for arbitrary reasons. It happens in school playgrounds, it is manifest in teenage subcultures and is found in social divisions. At one extreme disunity is revealed in racism. Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Revelation 2:8-11
In their life time, every person will suffer; believers and non-believers. But believers of Christ are different in many ways. Believers of Christ will suffer as well, but we need to endure this, but in the end we know we will overcome this pain with the help of Jesus. Christians know that Jesus is our helper. He is the only one, upon whom we can depend. Rev. 2:8 says, “Jesus is the First and the Last. He is the one who died and came to life again.” He is the beginning and the end. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He was given authority over the world by God. He died and he was raised back to life. Read: Revelation 2.1-7; 1 Corinthians 13
The greatest human virtue, characteristic or attribute is our capacity to love. Love is so important to us that love or lack of love can define us and direct us. Love is the greatest gift we can offer others and the most precious gift others offer us. Read: Luke 21.7-11; Revelation 1.1-8
What gives you hope, nourishes your soul and gives your spiritual strength? When we face difficult times we can use up our reservoir of hope. When hope leaks from our lives how do we get a top up? If you were in a persecuted church and under pressure to compromise your faith, what would help renew your spiritual strength? |
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