Unity

Haven't been on for awhile, shame on me. But during a conversation with my Georgia daughter Julie, she got me thinking. Why are Christians so afraid of the word UNITY?????? Bottom line I guess is commitment to one another. Boy the Satanist have one up on us with that one. They know what true commitment is and they are commiting to the wrong spirit and will give their life for their demonic causes. Now I know, there are alot of you that will read this and be much more capable than I to expound on the word Unity and what it means to you. I would like to share whats on my heart and maybe it will help you or maybe not. Either way here goes.

Back in 1990 I was praying with two friends of mine, Cheryl and Margie. They were awesome intercessors and taught me a great deal about intercession. For one whole summer we got together and prayed for our church and its leaders. During one of those times in Cheryl's kitchen, where we would get the best coffee, I had a vision and in the vision I was giving birth to twins. One was a boy and the other a girl. The boy was healthy and strong, but the girl was sickly and weak. I asked the Lord what the name of the girl was and He said, "Unity and she is very sick", and she looked it. Very small, white and hardly any life in her. I remember being so concerned and worried about her. I then came out of the vision wondering if that was concerning me or the Body of Christ. It was both. OUCH!!! Since then I have remembered that vision many many times and it still affects me the same way. I feel sick to my stomach and despair tried's to set in. Its like whats the use. I'm 62 almost, don't hold that against me, and things are getting much worse than better. Look at the situation in Egypt? Gods word said there shall be wars and rumors of wars. Look at our own nation. Frightening isn't it? It is for me. I have 12 grandchildren that I worry about them growing up in this world. What is going to become of them and all the teaching that they are getting from schools, tv, the media? I can so remember hearing my mom and dad talking to friends and relatives and saying what are our children going to grow up in? As I look at the world situations now, I say you have got to be kidding me. Things when I was growing up were never as bad as today. Its so much worse. But I have a sense they saw what was coming.

Even back when I was growing up, unity was almost a swear word and I hardly heard it. In churches that we would go to, there was always for the most part, some kind of situation going on where people wouldn't see eye to eye. Then you would hear that the church had become divided and that the enemy had conquered and destroyed another place of worship. I can remember how scary and sad I felt when I would hear that. Know what? It is still scary and makes my heart sad.

I'm sure you have some understanding as to what the word Unity might mean, but let me give it to you again: "The state of being one; oneness. Unity may consist of a simple substance or an existing being as the soul; but usually it consists in a close junction with particle and parts. In Christian theology it is oneness of affection, sentiment or behavior." Whenever I hear the word unity, I think about the tv commercial for the United States Army, where they call it the "Army of One." My son Stephen was deployed to Iraq twice. What little he has told me about his time there and the unit he in, was that everyone no matter what their job description or position, worked as a team, or as an "Army of One."

A shephard will tell you that with his flock of sheep, if one wanders away from the fold by either distraction, fear or just wandering off, that a wolf more than likely will kill it. There's protection in the fold.

Psalms 133 says: 1. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethern to dwell together in unity. 2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down the beard, even Aarons beard, that went down to the skirts of his garments. Selah!

Tomorrow I'm going to talk somemore about this unity, but in another culture of life that few Christians even know about. Thank you for listening and hope to see you tomorrow.

Experiencing Jesus,

Ellie
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PS: My son Stephen has a blog also that is well worth reading. Go to stevecommonsense.blogspot.comy consist of a simple