Im enjoying a good book Fresh Power by Jim Cymbala. Hope you dont mind me sharing some of it with you. Today I read about the importance of unity in our churches. ...The principle of unity and its paramount importance was imparted to the early church through the person and work of the Spirit of God. A lot more than anointed preaching and powerful evangelism was going on, for the Holy Spirit produced something wonderful, as described in Acts 4:32: All the believers were one in heart and mind. This unity was not organized by the apostles, who had shown their own flurries of disunity and dissension while following Jesus of Nazareth. Rather, it was God-produced, love-constructed, and Spirit-born...The disunity and division that prevail today are holding back the work of God. As a result, millions of unbelievers are getting a distorted view of the Body of Christ....Jesus said unity is paramount, and we need to listen to Him again very closely: A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another(John 13:34). Of course, this is not humanly possible; it throws us upon the power of the Holy Spirit, because how in the world could we by ourselves love other Christians as Jesus loved us?!.....it must be poured out__into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us (Romans 5:5) [Fresh Power, Jim Cymbala.]
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:50:25 +0000
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