God’s Commanded Blessing on Unity

True enough there needs to be unity at every level of our nation. This will only come as we recognize the division and actively pursue reconciliation. We must have it in the home and in the church. It has been said the home is the church in miniature. Prophetically, this has become true.
Churches all over the United States are divided and separated over insignificant issues. It was the trick of our enemy to bring such contradictory structure and government into the church. Business meetings, power positions, and controlling factions have so hurt the
cause of Christ that instead of reaching the world, we have turned them away. Denominationalism has built more barriers. City after city we fight over each other’s members, compete for programs and show uniformity while refusing to really work together. Even inside the denomination we fight over issues already settled in God’s Word.

But this is not the greatest problem we face. Racism is the single-most divisive problem in the body of Christ. Especially black/white division. We work together all week. Our children go to school together. We eat together in restaurants. But still Sunday is the most segregated day of the week. Racism is the giant stopping us from world evangelism.

I believe God empowered our forefathers to form a nation under God to reach the world. Satan immediately set out to deride and destroy our destiny. How? Slavery, racism and the outright tragedy of white people abusing and ruling over black people. The problems
are so many and yet the answer begins with one simple step, repentance and reconciliation.
I know this will never happen until the church prays. We must pray for God’s help and mercy. White men must repent of our forefathers’ sins and our own prejudice and seek reconciliation with our black brothers and sisters. Black men and women must repent of
anger and self-trust. We must forgive each other and return to God’s purpose. We cannot do it alone. God never intended it. Divided we fall short of God’s intent. United we stand ready to see the completion of the world harvest God has set before us. We must abandon tokenism and surface gestures. 1 John 2, 3, 4 tells us plainly of God’s love being expressed to our brothers.

Yes, we are all responsible in the body of Christ to see true reconciliation. We are all given the ministry of bringing a lost world to Christ. If not us, then who? If not now, then when? If not in the church, then where? We must love not in word only but in deed and truth. It is time to recognize the need, repent of our sins and reconcile the family of God. Then and only then will we have validity to speak prophetically to our nation and our world.
Psalm 133 is a familiar passage read before a church business meeting or a Sunday sermon during crisis time. The reality is that God shows us a powerful principle concerning this truth. It is found in Genesis 11:6  concerning the tower of Babel. God said because of their unity there is nothing they couldn’t accomplish if they put their minds to it. Now these were ungodly people without the prophetic purpose of God at heart. What could this mean to a people fulfilling the call of God on their lives and pursuing the purposes of God’s Kingdom?