UNITY OF PURPOSE
DAILY DEVOTION
Today’s Bible Reading: Genesis 11 – 14, 1 Chronicles 1: 24 – 27
UNITY OF PURPOSE
Genesis 11:6 (NKJV) “And the Lord said, ‘Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.’”
Our theme Scripture reveals a key principle of success: unity of purpose, which involves having the same mind and heart.
The people in Genesis 11 did not need capital, stones, sponsors, or endorsements. By having one vision and one language, God Himself testified that nothing they proposed to do would be impossible for them.
When people share vision and language, even without presently having the needed resources, they will build. However, when people have resources but lack unity, they achieve little.
How can a people be of one mind and one heart? Through equal knowledge. Paul prayed that the Church would come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:13).
The enemy weakens the Church through division. It is never the will of God for His children to be divided. Avoid anything that separates you from your brothers and sisters in Christ. Always do your part and keep the unity of the faith.
Avoid gossip and slander. Seek peace and always be a peacemaker. Refuse to participate in anything that tears apart the body of Christ, for the peacemakers shall be called the sons of God (Matthew 5:9).
💡 KNOW MORE: Ephesians 4:13 (KJV), Philippians 2:2 (KJV)
⭐ HIGHLIGHT: When people share vision and language, even without presently having the needed resources, they will build. However, when people have resources but lack unity, they achieve little.
🙌 PRAYER: Father, I thank You for calling me into the body of Christ. I thank You that we are united in faith. Help me to share the knowledge that I have with my brothers and sisters, even as I humbly learn from them, so that we may grow together in unity. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.