Unity

This weekend was my sororities Spring Retreat. It’s the one time each semester that we are able to leave town as a group and be taken to a place where all distractions are removed. Friendships grow closer and God really moves through each girl. This, I feel, makes our group come together as one body and re energizes us and reminds us of what we are really in this organization for.

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ~ Romans 15:5-6

This is my sorority’s verse. It really does explain the importance of unity and why an organization like this exists. It seems easy to say that yes, if you are in a Christian sorority, organization, or attending church on a regular basis that you are able to come together as one with other Christian’s at least once or twice a week. But really, is that enough? And are you really coming together as one with everyone around you?

Look at the body as a whole. In 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 we read about what the body consist of. “The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body”…“Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body…If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body” This explains the importance of all Christians coming together. Every single person is important and has different gifts and talents, but each person is required for Gods overall plan. There is not one part of the body that is more important than the next. So it is very important to come together with other believers and serve our God as one.

It’s just like in sports. In baseball if you are short a pitcher, you can’t play defense because you don’t have a full team. “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” Think about what part of the body God has provided you with and see how you can use it when you are unified with others. I challenge you also to constantly become unified with other believers. A group of Christians brought together as one will accomplish more than a single Christian on their own.