Striving Toward Unity (You Version Daily Devotional)

Almost every successful company or group in history has shared something in common: they all had a unifying mission.

As Christians, we all share the same mission. We are unified in following Christ. We’re saved by His blood (Romans 5:9) and we’re all called to make disciples in His name (Matthew 28:19).

And yet, even among Christians, there is so much division and disunity.

In Psalm 133:1, Psalmist reflects on how good it is when the people of God live together in unity. There is something powerful that happens among Christians when we are unified. 

Unity is not putting away our differences, because there would be no need to be unified if we were all the same. No, unity is coming together with our differences and striving to make much of Jesus together.

We can accomplish so much more for God’s kingdom together than we can alone. But, we must strive for unity to make that happen. Life’s better when we work together.

Take a moment to consider the people in your life who might be different from you. What steps can you take today to build a greater sense of unity with those around you? Consider a few ways that you can make Jesus famous in your life through the relationships and communities that you’re in.

My Thoughts

Well, it is finally here…the great division between the donkeys and the elephants! We went to Bible study last night and one lady commented that she could not understand how a Christian could possibly vote for Kamala, considering all she stands for that is ungodly. Without getting too deep into that topic, I agreed with her. But then I thought about it as we drove home in the heavy darkness, with only a sliver of a moon in the sky. The reason is darkness. If you choose to cloak yourself in darkness, you do not welcome light, nor can you see it. I am not saying that the other candidate is light…far from it. But I support him because his values more closely align with my Biblical worldview.

So what does that have to do with unity? We are one body…all sheep, protected and watched over by the Good Shepherd. So my prayer for today is that at the end of the day, we can all be “One Nation, Under God” not a divided nation as we have been for decades. No matter who wins the election, we all have the same purpose if we are Christ’s followers. We are to glorify Him and to pray for the people in leadership. Things will never be perfect on earth; it’s not meant to be. But we can help make things better by uniting with other believers to make the world a better place for everyone.