A Unified Bride | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | February 6, 2023

A Unified Bride | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | February 6, 2023

That they may all be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. John 17:21

With all that we have seen in recent years, the local church community is the one place we would hope to find unity and clarity in vision. Sadly it seems many within the church have taken sides and clear battle lines have been drawn depending upon the influences of culture, politics, and even science. With the Gospel message so important in these times, the church has spent much too much time on “side-line issues” that have only added more to the drama, not less. With a message as important as the Gospel, we must not waste precious days infighting and seeking to be right.

John 17 gives us a glimpse into Jesus’ prayer to the Father before His ultimate journey to the cross. On His mind are the followers that will come after Him. Bearing the message of salvation, Jesus prays for His disciples to be unified just as He and the Father are one. Our desire to communicate the Gospel to our surrounding communities should cause us to partner with fellow Christians. This crosses denominational lines, racial lines, even lines of politics. Jesus’ mission was bigger than the factions that tried to lay claim to Him. He desires a unified bride.

Question for today: What minor disagreements in the church have you seen which run counter to spreading the Gospel?

Pray: Lord again we pray for a continued focus on the Gospel. Remove and eliminate distractions that keep us from working together as Christians.

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