We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end.
Woodrow T. Wilson (1856-1924, American President (28th))
Romans 15:4-6 (HCSB)
For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we may have hope. Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you agreement with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with a united mind and voice.
Before we now leave these two verses that are striving to build us into a single purpose and direction for our lives, let’s look at the two things he speaks of. For one Paul has spoken of the dangers of a doubting mind, but now speaks of the kind of mind that a Christian should have. It is a united mind, a mind that can only come from the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit unites our thoughts and purposes with the Will of God, and allows us to have this stable mind. Ps 133:1, tells us this, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! This unity is not for our own purposes but for the purpose of Christ, so as to stand as against a lost world, and save lost souls.
Christ put it this way in John 17:23 “ I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.” So for us today, it is Christ in me and you united in purpose and in love speaking with a united mind and voice. As Jesus said in John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Woodrow T. Wilson (1856-1924, American President (28th))
Romans 15:4-6 (HCSB)
For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through our endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we may have hope. Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you agreement with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with a united mind and voice.
Before we now leave these two verses that are striving to build us into a single purpose and direction for our lives, let’s look at the two things he speaks of. For one Paul has spoken of the dangers of a doubting mind, but now speaks of the kind of mind that a Christian should have. It is a united mind, a mind that can only come from the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit unites our thoughts and purposes with the Will of God, and allows us to have this stable mind. Ps 133:1, tells us this, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! This unity is not for our own purposes but for the purpose of Christ, so as to stand as against a lost world, and save lost souls.
Christ put it this way in John 17:23 “ I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.” So for us today, it is Christ in me and you united in purpose and in love speaking with a united mind and voice. As Jesus said in John 13:35 "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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