sabbath AUGUST 10 Psalm 133 Unified in Christ! Introduction “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3). Are we as a church united as one body? Is it even necessary that we stand in one accord? God’s church in both the Old and the New Testaments faced the same questions we must ask ourselves today. Disunity in the church weakens our testimony to the world. When visi- tors come to our churches, do they find us quarreling? There is only one way to God, and that is through Jesus Christ (John 14:6). If each mem- ber of God’s church is moving closer to God, they will be effortlessly moving closer to each other as well. Panic stricken, they attempted to fly, but the net prevented their escape. As God’s children, we are called to be “the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden” (Matt. 5:14, NLT). The unity of our church testifies that God is our Guide and that we worship Him in spirit and in truth. An old children’s story from India tells about a flock of doves flying across the countryside. After flying a great distance, some of the doves began to complain of hunger. Noticing a rice field, the leader of the flock said they could all land in the rice field to fill their bellies for the long jour- ney that was still ahead. When they had almost eaten their fill, a large net fell on top of them. In the distance, the birds could see a hunter approach- ing with a shotgun in his hand. Panic striken, they attempted to fly, but the net prevented their escape. The lead dove—calmly observing their disorder and disunity—spoke in a loud, firm voice to get their attention. “We must all work together to escape. This will be the only way we can succeed. All of us must beat our wings simultaneously, and we must all fly in the same direction. Follow my lead.” Then all together, each bird flock began to flap its wings. Despite the net still covering them, they rose high into the sky, flying in one accord all the way to their destination.* All of God’s children, who reach their heavenly home, will be found in one accord in Christ. This week we will learn how to break down the barriers that sometimes separate us so that we can enter into the unity that Christ seeks for His church.
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