Sunday Blogvotional: United We Stand

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. 1 Corinthians 1:10

Have you ever tried to fight a battle by yourself?  What about a spiritual battle?  It's real easy for the devil and his minions to knock you down when you're standing alone.  But what if you were standing arm in arm with fellow believers (fellow warriors)?  Wouldn't the devil have a much harder time knocking you down? Wouldn't the fight be less about you – less like a personal attack and more about an attack against God? 

When we as Christians are bent on being separating ourselves from other Christians simply because we see a few things differently, we weaken our team (Team Christians) as well as our fighting power.  The more we recognize our fight is not against each other but against the evil one, we’ll align ourselves together.  And when we’re linked together, arm in arm, we can make a more powerful stand against our real enemies (the principalities of darkness). 

Ask yourself what team you would rather be on?   Do you want to get caught up in arguments that separate your from other believers or do you want to be on a strong, unified team?  United we stand - alone we fall.

Encouragement for the week:  Encourage yourself and others to stop fighting each other and start fighting the devil.  Don’t get caught up in the drama of “this church against that church” or divisions within your own church.  The devil is surely in those.  Fight back with love, patience, humility and unity.  The devil won't know what hit him!