Agreement is the place of power; one of the prominent statements in my notes from church this morning. Consequently: Disagreement is the place of powerlessness. No wonder the strategy of divide and conquer is so popular; it displaces agreement.
We are free to choose who we agree and disagree with. So why do we agree with the negative things and the lies in our lives? We’re in agreement with the father of lies; the one who comes to steal, kill and destroy.
We need to agree with Truth. Quoting Henry Blackaby, ‘Truth is not just a concept to study. Truth is a Person. Jesus did not say, “I will teach you the truth.” He said, “I am … the truth”’ (John 14:6)
We need to investigate what God’s Word says about us, about our lives and God’s will for us and come into agreement with it. This is where the secret to power and purposeful living come alive for us.
Do we agree with those we believe or do we believe those we agree with? There is a political movement in America now that has many people coming together. Many agree with those taking a stand, but don’t know really what they’re agreeing with because the beliefs within that movement vary. Some of what they say sounds very good, but some of what they’re saying sounds hateful, even sinful, to me. But there’s power in the agreement going on. Voices are louder; points of view are noted. I admire the coming together.
In Genesis 6:11 (AMP) we read about this kind of unity: ‘And the Lord said, Behold, they are one people and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do, and now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them.’
So why is the Christian voice not louder? Why is there so much disagreement within the body of Christ? The discord and distrust, the backbiting and bickering, the legalism and lies believed make our enemy mock us and laugh at us. Our own thoughts and words make his labors of evil easier to accomplish as we turn on one another.
Pick up your Bible today and find something to agree with God about. Do it again tomorrow and the next day. Make a habit of it.
Amen! May the children of God learn to agree with one another to the advancement of His kingdom!
ReplyDeleteWell right there we're in agreement with Him! He wants us to be one just as Jesus and the Father and the Holy Spirit are one!
ReplyDeleteJesus said "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.....that's all that really matters. Christians fighting Christians over silly differences and biblical legalities....that's just what the enemy wants. :(
ReplyDeleteHe is, Ginger! Us weakminded Christians sure make His Way look silly when we argue and bicker with each other over those differences and legalities. I want to see what oneness really looks like fleshed out! 8)
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