Chapter 9

All Together

            We’re in this thing together for all eternity. We need to act like it. Too many of God’s people refuse to associate with certain believers and even treat them worse than they do unbelievers. God desires for us to be one in Him. He can’t have that when we go our own way. There is no one group that has His favor over any others. We all do. Jesus said that when we act unified and love one another, people will know we’re of Him and that Christianity is for real.

Body:

            Whole body … fitted and held together:

Ephesians 4:16
16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

           

            He’s our source, but we supply what is needed for the body. If we’re not working as we should, the body won’t grow as it should. How do we build up ourselves? - in love. If we don’t show love to one another (even those that don’t believe the same as we do), the body won’t grow. If a baby isn’t shown the proper love, it won’t grow up the way it should … neither will the body of Christ. We need to work together in His love. The whole body (not just a few “special” pieces) is being fitted and held together. Then we will grow properly and people will know that what He says about His Church is true.

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You are not My children. You are all together as one. You are all dependent upon one another. There is no one above another in My Kingdom. You are all special, and you are all needed to make My Body complete. I cannot do it without you, and you cannot do it without each other. Each one is special in My sight and has a special place in My Kingdom. You are all needed to make My Body complete. Do not fight and do not compete with one another. My Body is not one of strife but rather one of peace and unity. I need all of you and you need each other to make it work. We are all in this together and we need each other. Together you can become invincible. Apart from each other you will fail. My Kingdom will succeed, but you will fail. There is no one more special or more needed than another. Work together for the good of the whole. Night is coming quickly in which no man can work.”

            77. I am a part of the body of Christ and will supply my part to help the rest of the body to be fitted and held together.