We Need Each Other
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” – Edmund Burke
How important is it that Christians work together?
Well, in Jesus’s “high priestly prayer,” which He offered in the Upper Room on the night He was betrayed, Jesus prayed for unity. “That they all may be one,” He said, “as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
In other words, with just hours left to live, the unity of His current disciples – and future followers – was foremost on Jesus’ mind. And why was that? First, because Christian unity would demonstrate to the world that God the Father had sent Jesus the Son, thereby further legitimizing His ministry and teachings (John 17:23).
Second, Jesus taught in Matthew 12 that “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” What Jesus was saying was that if we truly want to fulfill the Great Commission (see Matthew 28:19-20) and keep the Great Commandment (see Matthew 22:36-40), we need each other.
Let me say that again… WE NEED EACH OTHER!
Of course, that doesn’t mean that we should compromise our biblical beliefs by aligning ourselves with cults, false teachers, or false religions. After all, the Apostle Paul warned about being unequally yoked with unbelievers (see 2 Corinthians 6:14).
However, what it DOES means is putting aside our petty differences and joining forces to win this world and its inhabitants for Jesus Christ. To be His arms and legs, His feet and hands. Most of all, His heart.
“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 (NKJV)
- Rev. Dale M. Glading, President
