God’s passion for his church – Part 2

The Lord wants the church He has purchased from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of His dear Son to be united. Believers have the same Lord and Master. They do not fight or contradict one another since they have been purchased by the blood of the Lamb. There will be no confusion, contention or conflict among them as the Lord directs them to serve Him. They complement one another in His service. The Lord wants that kind of unity, togetherness, and understanding among His people.

The Lord will not be happy if there is no unity in the church. Disunity will hinder the building of a strong and virile church that the Lord desires.

“For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.” Christ gave the same words the Father gave Him to each and every one of His disciples. When all believers accept the same words of Christ, there will be doctrinal oneness. Jesus prays for believers to be united as He is with the Father. “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are”.

Jesus Christ never contradicted the Father; neither did the Father contradict Him. Though the devil may bring suggestions to be self-willed so as to cause disunity, the believer must obey the Lord by remaining united with the body of Christ. It is only through unity that believers can overcome the enemy. If there is no crack in our wall, if there is no dissenting voice among us, we will be strong, accomplish the great commission, conquer more lands and win nations for the Lord. “Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.” For the sake of the Lord and in answer to Christ’s prayer, we must be united. Dominion, victory, and success come through unity. When believers are truly united, the world will believe in Christ.

Doctrine comes before fellowship; without doctrinal unity, prayer cannot have any effect. Our unity should not be in name but in reality. The doctrines of Christ, which we believe should be the same that every member preaches everywhere. “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” If we are united, the devil will find it difficult to penetrate or cause division in the church.