Pull in the same direction
Studying through the book of Philippians in Sunday School this verse really struck me and I have been doing a lot of thinking about it and our current circumstances as a nation and a church.
The apostle Paul under house arrest says these words to the church at Philippi, “make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit and intent on one purpose (Philippians 2:2, CSB).
In this one simple verse the Bible gives us the blueprint of what harmony should look like.
“Think the same way” This does not mean we agree on everything, but we work together for a common goal.
“Having the same love” The church that is to be known for love for one another.
“United in Spirit” The church should stand together, united for the gospel.
“Intent on one purpose” The church must be focused on one purpose.
Simply put the church must pull in the same direction, rejecting anything that distracts us from our primary mission of the gospel to a lost and dying world.
In a time where the culture is pulling in different directions, let the church be different. As the church ministering in such a culture may we pull in the same direction.
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