The necessary unit

SUMMARY: The lack of unity among Christians is hindering the extension of the Kingdom of God. God wants us to strive for unity, which is biblical and the aspiration of all. Satan continues to tempt us in this area. Our divisions are not only painful but sinful, and weaken the body of Christ. The Lord asks us where we are in His garden, which is like a symbol of the unity He longs for His people. We should strive for unity and not be afraid of the vulnerability it brings.

There is an African proverb that says: "The union of the herd forces the lion to go to bed hungry." It is an illustration that to a certain extent suits us. He who walks like a “roaring lion looking for someone to devour” continues to feast on the very grounds that Christ won with his precious blood so that, far from being eaten, we would have an abundant life. Every day the world seems to drift more and more and we Christians walk disunited. Divided kingdoms end in failure. Each Christian organization, conscious or not, fattens its own philosophy and rejects or questions the others. The truth is that we ourselves are the ones who in many ways cause the extension of the Kingdom to be further delayed. We all know it, but few dare to approach the subject from the essence of the divine perspective. Without the necessary unity we will take too long to reach the lost world.

The art of winning is learned in defeats, said a South American hero; and the Christian people in all latitudes should not doubt that unity is biblical and the aspiration of all. God speaks today exhorting us to “strive to preserve the unity of the Spirit” (Ephesians 4: 3), to build his church with the gifts imparted by the Spirit “until we all come to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God … To the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ ”(Ephesians 4:13).