Divisions

“I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The church in Corinth was experiencing divisions of beliefs in who they followed. Paul was urging them to be of one mind. We all have preferences in preaching styles and leandership, however is that so important? We join together to worship Jesus and follow His ways. When we start to idolise man we cause trouble for ourselves and the man. 

We have preferences in interpreting how to run organisations and churches. As I endeavour to establish an organisation to deal with trafficking many have come along with their opinions about how things should run. Several would die for their opinions but only one is worthy of our death, His name is Jesus.

Yesterday, I visited the former palace of the kings of Nepal. We saw all the pomp and splendour that is entailed. One of  last things we saw was where the royal family were all gunned down in 2001. Only one family escaped due to being out of the valley. That family is accused of the murder of the then king and his family. Did they die in vain? Yes! The family that escaped became the ruling monarchy but only retained power until 2008 when forced to resign.

We can grasp at power and play our little games with authority, but one authority remains. Jesus is Lord and there is none beside Him! We will all stand before Him at the end of days and give an account of our behaviour. Will it really matter what we thought apart from Him? No! He is Lord! Amen!