Unity

Unity

If there were to be one characteristic that should be prominent in the church, it would be unity. Without unity, the church would be in shambles.

Jesus is a uniter. Although He often seemed to bring a sword into the debate, He taught that peace and togetherness should be foremost in all of our lives.

The Apostle Paul was all about unity, too. In his letter to the church in Colossae, he wrote to them about loving each other and getting along together. And then, to drive the point home, he wrote this:

Colossians 3:12-15

“So...put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body...”

To the greatest leaders of the church, unity was their primary emphasis. AW Tozer used to say that 100 pianos playing together just make a lot of noise. But, when they are all tuned to the same single piano and played in harmony the sound beautiful together.

The church is the same way. When we are all tuned to Christ and working together for Him, the world notices and our unity makes a difference.

Unity is one of those things that you can’t see, taste, touch, smell, or hear. But, when the church does it right, it becomes the visible manifestation of unity.

That’s our goal, right? We should be working every moment to let the church glorify God through our amazing unity.

John 17:22-23

“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity...”