Thursday, May 31, 2007
A DIVIDED HOUSE
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| Subscribe Unsubscribe Change E-mail View Archive A DIVIDED HOUSE By Sally I. Kennedy May 31, 2007 |
divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household
divided against itself will not stand." Matthew 12:25
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. Mark 3:25
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided
against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself
will fall." Luke 11:17
A house can be a family, a church body, a country. Did you know that
in the Civil war – more than 364,000 persons died in battle? That
is way more than the total casualties from all other wars, combined,
that our country has been in (except WWII)!
If there is strife, contention, discord, etc – then the house is
divided. It is not of one accord. Arguments, stony silences,
yelling, screaming, hitting, grudges, resentments, unforgiveness,
misunderstandings.
The house may hold its own, function enough to get by. But there is
no healthy living, no peace, no joy. And there is no outreach; it
remains self-serving and self-sustaining.
Sometimes things have to be like this for awhile, until things can
get better. But as they say, if nothing changes nothing changes.
If things don't eventually improve, and unity manifest, there is no
fruit (like peace, or joy).
This subject is important enough that the Holy Spirit impressed the
gospel writers to include it in three of the four Gospels. We not
only want to stand, we want to grow, and spread out. We want to
bear fruit, lots of good fruit. We want to share the Good News with
a dark and hurting world dying to hear that Good News.
We need the love of God in our hearts. We need to look at Jesus,
through absorbing the Word. We need the regenerative power of the
Holy Spirit. Fortunately for us, all these are available, anytime
we turn around to the Lord and ask for His help.
Unity. Not division. It's God's plan.
That's good news.
Prayer: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – we praise you today, and we
ask for Your divine help to achieve true unity in all of our
houses. In the name, and through the blood, of Jesus. Amen.
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