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by Bob and Debby Gass
Lord, Hasten the Day!
February 10, 2010
‘He raised us up together...’ Ephesians 2:6 AMP
As followers of Christ we’re intimately connected in the Spirit. We are each a living stone connected to other living stones, and God keeps working on us until we all fit together: ‘you…are being built into a spiritual house…’ (1 Peter 2:5 NIV) God sees only two categories-saved and lost. He’s not hung up on denominations, races or socio-economic distinctions: ‘…you are all one in Christ Jesus.’ (Galatians 3:28 NKJV) When you become a member of God’s family you pledge allegiance to every other member. That means loving, supporting and encouraging them. When the Israelites were about to take the Promised Land, two of their tribes wanted to settle where they were; they didn’t want to go out and fight with the rest. But Moses challenged them: ‘Shall your brethren go to war while you sit here?’ (Numbers 32:6 NKJV) So they came back into unity and said, ‘We will not return to our homes until every one of the children of Israel has received his inheritance.’ (Numbers 32:18 NKJV) They couldn’t enjoy their legacy until everyone shared in it. Walking in the unity of the Spirit means you can’t fully enjoy your health while your brother or sister is sick, or fully celebrate your success while they are struggling. There’s something about receiving God’s blessing that, when fully understood, makes you want to say to others, ‘The God who brought me through, will bring you through too!’ And you’ll work and pray towards that end. When we’re raised up together, divisions will be healed, we will be conformed (become similar in character) to Christ, and the world will begin to take us seriously. Lord, hasten the day!
SoulFood: Rom 9:17-11:36, Matt 13:36-46, Ps 138, Pr 4:14-17
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2010
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