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Being United As Children Of God, January 27
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26
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We seldom find two persons exactly alike. Among human beings as well as
among the things of the natural world, there is diversity. Unity in diversity among
God’s children—the manifestation of love and forbearance in spite of difference
of disposition—this is the testimony that God sent His Son into the world to save
sinners.
The unity that exists between Christ and His disciples does not destroy the
personality of either. In mind, in purpose, in character, they are one, but not in
person. By partaking of the Spirit of God, conforming to the law of God, man
becomes a partaker of the divine nature. Christ brings His disciples into a living
union with Himself and with the Father. Through the working of the Holy Spirit
upon the human mind, man is made complete in Christ Jesus. Unity with Christ
establishes a bond of unity with one another. This unity is the most convincing
proof to the world of the majesty and virtue of Christ, and of His power to take
away sin.
The powers of darkness stand a poor chance against believers who love one
another as Christ has loved them, who refuse to create alienation and strife, who
stand together, who are kind, courteous, and tender-hearted, cherishing the faith
that works by love and purifies the soul. We must have the Spirit of Christ, or we
are none of His.
In unity there is strength; in division there is weakness.
The closer our union with Christ, the closer will be our union with one another.
Variance and disaffection, selfishness and conceit, are striving for supremacy.
These are the fruits of a divided heart, open to the suggestions of the enemy of
souls. Satan exults when he can sow seeds of dissension.
In unity there is a life, a power, that can be obtained in no other way.
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