Finally, all
of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be
tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for
reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this,
that you may inherit a blessing. – 1 Peter 3.8-9
In yesterday’s message we
saw that couples are to be one team, of one mind and one mouth, as joint heirs
of heaven. Peter expands that here as he speaks about the church in general.
The church also is a family
working together for a common goal in this life. Paul and Peter were tow
totally different men. Believe it or not they had their differences and even
their squabble, but the they both knew and wrote of the importance of having
one mind in serving the Lord. They both wrote ‘be of one mind.’
That doesn’t that we are
robots of clones of each other. It means that we have a unified goal and
purpose in our lives. We don’t let those differences destroy our one
mindedness.
Sadly though what the world
mostly sees is is a divided church who just can’t seem to get along.
The key though that we too
often ignore is that Philippians gives us the pattern for that one mind. We are
to have the mind of Christ. The mind of Christ is a mind of humility and
servanthood. He is the mind that led Christ to clothe Himself in flesh and come
to earth for us.
Imagine if that were our
mindset. What if we all had that one mind? Why would there be conflict if we
were all willing to humble ourselves and serve each other.
We have common opposition.
We all fight the world the flesh and the devil. What if we really fought them
instead of each other?
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