Jesus is the Prince of Peace, the origin of unity, and the manifestation of love. Through Him, we are baptized into one body and one Spirit, made brothers and sisters in Christ, sons and daughters of the Most High God, and together part of the kingdom of heaven, where life has new meaning and deeper realities and overcomes all adversity.
Yet there is a world that has no hope in the Christian faith because many who follow it show no sign of life. There are Christians who will protest war and uphold peace with their mouths, and yet be at war with others in their congregation. There are people who rely more on their denomination than their Savior. Church politics drive worship leaders to begrudge pastors to look down on small group leaders to disrespect elders to gossip about worship leaders. And to a great extent, we Christians have lost sight of the healing mercies of God that are found in our ONE and ONLY Savior Jesus Christ, who draws each of us into His care by the same means, for the same reason, and to the same grace. It is our failure to exemplify the peace that surpasses all understanding in our interactions with each other that takes away the legitimacy of our words and the power of our faith.
Every moment of our lives, we are faced with a decision. We can bring the world together in unity, or we can drive it apart to division. There is no middle ground. Refusing to choose is choosing the latter. And we must in every moment decide to love without condition, hope without restraint, and let our faith sustain every circumstance, for when we are unified we will see God.
“For where two or three come together in My name, there I am with them.”
-Matthew 18:20
“All the believers were together and had everything in common…praising God and enjoying the favor of all people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
-Acts 2:44, 47
