Unity

How quickly do we judge our neighbor? The mom whose kids are wearing shorts on a cold morning? The dad who runs late to every event his child is in? The person standing in line in front of us? Get ready; this is going to sting…..the Non-Denomination, the Baptist, the Church of Christ, the Assembly of God, the Pentecostal, the Methodist, and the Cowboy Church? I know there’s more, but I think you get the point.

        We JUDGE. It’s something that we do and most of the time we aren’t aware of it. What would happen if before we cast our stone of judgment we offered a smile or a helping hand? Remember the woman the Pharisees brought before Jesus for adultery? They were ready to stone the woman to death. Do you know Jesus’ response? “If any one of you is without sin; let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7 NIV) Those men are not much different than us. Granted, we don’t throw stones to kill someone for their sin but we do have a tendency to kill one’s spirit by our words and/or actions. We would rather say, “our way is the right way and there is no other way.” May I ask where in the Bible does it say Baptist or Church of Christ or any other religion is right about their beliefs and everyone else is wrong? Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Bible does say, “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.” (John 5:24 NIV)

        How much better would this world be if we set aside our differences and grabbed hands with those who are our brothers and sisters in Christ? What would happen if we stopped throwing stones and gave a helping hand? Our beliefs are just that; beliefs. We shouldn’t focus on what we see as right or wrong.

 Instead we should ask God to give us eyes to see who needs Him and who needs help.

 We should ask God to give us ears to hear the TRUTH and to listen without giving our opinion. 

We should ask God to give us a mouth that speaks TRUTH and LOVE to everyone. 

We should ask God to give us hands that will reach out to others.

We should ask God to give us feet to go where He leads. 

While asking for this; ask God to give you the courage to do what His still small voice tells you. This world and our nation needs God! The only way to make a difference is to set aside our differences and unite as brothers and sisters in Christ. We are all hungry and thirsty. If you are a Christian you know Jesus is the one who can fill us and quench our thirst. Let’s share this with others, let’s be the change we want in our nation. Let’s be the ONE who does something to help someone else-after all we are ALL Humans. Until next time, “May Yahweh bless you and protect you.” (Numbers 6:24, HCSB)

Take a minute and listen/watch Natalie Grant perform Human @ Dove awards. This is taken from Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIWut9ZrbRs