Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity Psalms 133:1
Living in a home with three children grants us lots of opportunities to encourage our children to live together in unity. They each are unique and have their own ways of doing things. There are toys to be shared, games to be played fairly, and egos that get bruised when one competitive spirit meets another.
As we wade through the complexities of life with our three children we marvel at how much we are learning as well. While searching through God's Word for the reasons we must "get along" with our brothers and sisters; we found many nuggets of wisdom for our lives as well. Our children, who are watching us, need to see us making every effort to to live in unity with others. This in a time with many varied political opinions, division in churches and in families, lets us see that God's Word is timeless....just as helpful today as when it was first written.
Dear God,
Through Christ we are one with our brothers and sisters who accept Jesus as Lord.
Help us to accept one another wholeheartedly, fully, and completely. Help us to treat one another with compassion, love and respect as we are all part of the body of Christ.
Fill us then with love, and let us be bound together with love as we go our diverse ways, united through the Holy Spirit, which makes you present to the world. May the world truly recognize us as Yours through our love for one another.
In Jesus Name,
Amen.
Philippians 2:14-16
"Do everything without complaining of arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe."
A dear friend of mine has planted these words in her three year old daughter's heart by having her memorize verse 14.
1 Peter 3:8
"Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble."
Colossians 3:13
"Bear with one another and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
Proverbs 6:16-19
"There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers."
Hebrews 12:14
"Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; with out holiness no one will see the Lord"
6 comments:
This is a great post about unity! And I agree it is a MUCH needed detail...in our relationship with Jesus, in our marriages, in our homes, in our families, in our world...thank you for posting such a great commtiment for unity backing it with His precious Word!
Thank you so much for your prayers, I really appreciate them.
I especially liked the verses you chose. I'm going to copy a few of them in my journal.
Thanks!
We are always quoting verse 14a over here! Also "blessed are the peacemakers."
Missed your blog. Glad you're back!
I've been praying about what the next memory verse should be over here. I told Emily yesterday that I would have to pick something about contentment. Phillipians 14 might actually be what I need. Thanks Mrs P!
In the Greek, that complaining actually means murmuring. So all that stuff you say under your breath.... As if God doesn't have ears or something. (sigh!) If it were only that easy.
Your children are delightful, and it was so good to see them today!
I have missed your blog!!!So good to see you again! This was a great post..and awesome scriptures.
Love ya,
Susan
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