The Lord put a single verse into my heart last
night, and this morning has elaborated upon it for all of us.... be blessed
today.
New International
Version 1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in
the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
As children of God, we all have a common bond - we have one Father - one
Lord and 'older' Brother - one Spirit that unifies us. As with the Trinity,
they draw us together as one. When one hurts, we all hurt. When one has
victory, we all have victory. We cannot be defeated as one. United we stand,
divided we fall is not just a colloquialism, but truth. Mark 3: 24-25 'If a
kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is
divided against itself, that house cannot stand.'
We can have confidence that His peace and His rest will always be there
whether we fight together or we pull back to rest and gather resources.
Our flesh would have us draw back in times of despair, but our Spirits
crave relationship. It's in the times of despair that we must overcome our
flesh and stand together as one. Our strength comes from being of One Body (no
matter in what physical location we meet) - with Jesus as our
Commander-in-Chief. Our strength comes from learning to draw back and rest in
Him - that is our peace. He is our peace and He is our Great Warrior - nobody
and nothing can withstand the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. When we step
back into His peace and rest, He is our Protector. It's ok to rest - to
experience His peace. It's ok.
He is our hope and our strength.
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