Verse
For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
— Ephesians 4:4-6 nlt
Thought
Unity is more than just getting along. At the core of maintaining unity and keeping the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3), there is ONE core reality. Paul emphasizes this by using the "one" seven times. These seven immutable and essential elements of our faith include the "one Spirit" — the Holy Spirit of God who is at work in us. We must never let the Spirit of God become relegated to a place of diminished importance, but realize that just as the "one Lord" animates and defines the "one hope," "one faith," and "one baptism," so also the Holy Spirit empowers and defines the nature of our being the "one body" as we seek to honor the "one God."
Prayer
Father God, you are Yahweh, God alone. I commit to love you with all of my heart, my soul, my mind, and my strength. I praise you for revealing yourself as the Lord Jesus, the Son, the basis of my Christian faith, the source of my hope, and the focus of my baptism. I thank you for being present in me as the Spirit, my connection to your Body, the church, and to you. May what I think and how I live bring honor to you as God alone. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
— Ephesians 4:4-6 nlt
Thought
Unity is more than just getting along. At the core of maintaining unity and keeping the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3), there is ONE core reality. Paul emphasizes this by using the "one" seven times. These seven immutable and essential elements of our faith include the "one Spirit" — the Holy Spirit of God who is at work in us. We must never let the Spirit of God become relegated to a place of diminished importance, but realize that just as the "one Lord" animates and defines the "one hope," "one faith," and "one baptism," so also the Holy Spirit empowers and defines the nature of our being the "one body" as we seek to honor the "one God."
Prayer
Father God, you are Yahweh, God alone. I commit to love you with all of my heart, my soul, my mind, and my strength. I praise you for revealing yourself as the Lord Jesus, the Son, the basis of my Christian faith, the source of my hope, and the focus of my baptism. I thank you for being present in me as the Spirit, my connection to your Body, the church, and to you. May what I think and how I live bring honor to you as God alone. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
Devotional provided by Heartlight®
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