Dinner: Common Cause

1 Peter 3:8-9

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Read Chapter 3 of 1 Peter

It isn't the American way, is it? Or, perhaps it isn't the way of any "civilized" society. Our culture does not teach us to be humble, yet it does teach us to "get even" if somebody wrongs us.

How difficult is it to repay evil with blessing? Extremely so. I need to pray about that one...a lot.

"The Holy Spirit knew what He was doing when He moved the Apostle Peter to write to the early Christian church about the reality of being “of one mind” in their fellowship.

Peter was not asking all the brothers and sisters to settle for some kind of regulated uniformity. He was recommending a spiritual unanimity—which means that the Spirit of God making Christ real within our beings will also give us a unity in certain qualities and disposition.

Peter leaves little doubt about the fruits of genuine Christian unanimity within: “Be alike in compassion. Be alike in loving. Be alike in pity. Be alike in courtesy. Be alike in forgiving!” Then he sums it all up: “Finally, be ye all of one mind!”

God’s love shed abroad in our hearts—compassion and love which can only be found in Jesus Christ—these are the only elements of true unity among men and women today!"
~A.W. Tozer

    So there's a common bond between us
    And the mission for me is a mission for you
    We have a common cause to link us
    ~Strong Love, Newsboys



While praying...

• Pray for unity among all believers

• Pray for unity in the Root family

• Thank God that Adam is getting stronger and that his walking is improving

• For Amy's surgery on Friday morning.

We'll get together one more time this evening.