Acts 2: 44
“All the believers were together and had everything in common”.
Unity is the very instrument through which the Spirit works:
Tim Keller
There is a lot of talk about unity from those who want everyone to fall into line.
Unity is a great banner when desiring to get one’s own way.
Unity can be at times no more than a silencer.
Sometimes it is only the leader who wants unity and then it’s because they want a quiet life.
And yet when unity flows naturally because of a greater good there is nothing more pleasant.
Unity is painful but when both parties are looking above, the pain is worth it.
If unity is a sign of the Spirits presence and work why do we insist on having our own way? Why do we rubbish people’s names and credibility? Why do we get bigger by making people smaller?
Unity is not all sitting in the same place at the same time doing the same things. But it is about being together in purpose, in action and in the vision.
Unity is finding what we have in common and making sure everything is done for that. It’s not rocket science but if the church has the church in common then unity will be difficult. It has to be Christ and Christ alone. Nothing else will ever bring everyone together having everything in common.
Missions Paul 