“Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?”
Amos 3:3
A synonym for the word ‘unity’ is the word ‘agreement’. Today’s scripture poses a question concerning the ability of two to walk together only after agreeing to do so. In this short verse we find much concerning unity and vision married together. The man or woman who walks in unity with the leadership of their local church is the one who has said: “Yes, I understand the vision and agree with it.” If we disagree with the vision, it is often only a question of time before we create ‘division’ or ‘divided vision’. In Mark 3:25 Jesus said: “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Unity comes when there is agreement with the vision God has given to a church amongst those who are committed to that church. Too often people attend a church, not based on the vision of that house, but because it is a convenient distance from their home, has a dynamic children’s or youth ministry, is the place their parents and grandparents attended or a host of other reasons. While none of these reasons, in and of themselves, may be wrong they can quickly bring division if they are allowed to be a primary motivation for our attendance. Are you committed to the vision of the house? Do you walk in unity and agreement with the leadership God has provided?
Walking together means walking side-by-side, in the same direction and with the same destination in mind.
Walking together requires agreement and that agreement is found through vision. Compare that statement with the definition of unity found in Webster’s dictionary:
the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose; harmony and agreement. You can see, then, how unity requires me to be a part and to do my part in agreement with the vision of the house.
Are you walking in agreement with the vision of the house? A synonym for the word ‘unity’ is the word ‘agreement’. Today’s scripture poses a question concerning the ability of two to walk together only after agreeing to do so. In this short verse we find much concerning unity and vision married together. The man or woman who walks in unity with the leadership of their local church is the one who has said: “Yes, I understand the vision and agree with it.” If we disagree with the vision, it is often only a question of time before we create ‘division’ or ‘divided vision’. In Mark 3:25 Jesus said: “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Unity comes when there is agreement with the vision God has given to a church amongst those who are committed to that church. Too often people attend a church, not based on the vision of that house, but because it is a convenient distance from their home, has a dynamic children’s or youth ministry, is the place their parents and grandparents attended or a host of other reasons. While none of these reasons, in and of themselves, may be wrong they can quickly bring division if they are allowed to be a primary motivation for our attendance. Are you committed to the vision of the house? Do you walk in unity and agreement with the leadership God has provided?
Walking together means walking side-by-side, in the same direction and with the same destination in mind.
Walking together requires agreement and that agreement is found through vision. Compare that statement with the definition of unity found in Webster’s dictionary:
the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose; harmony and agreement. You can see, then, how unity requires me to be a part and to do my part in agreement with the vision of the house.
Are you walking in agreement with the vision of the house?
Amos 3:3
A synonym for the word ‘unity’ is the word ‘agreement’. Today’s scripture poses a question concerning the ability of two to walk together only after agreeing to do so. In this short verse we find much concerning unity and vision married together. The man or woman who walks in unity with the leadership of their local church is the one who has said: “Yes, I understand the vision and agree with it.” If we disagree with the vision, it is often only a question of time before we create ‘division’ or ‘divided vision’. In Mark 3:25 Jesus said: “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Unity comes when there is agreement with the vision God has given to a church amongst those who are committed to that church. Too often people attend a church, not based on the vision of that house, but because it is a convenient distance from their home, has a dynamic children’s or youth ministry, is the place their parents and grandparents attended or a host of other reasons. While none of these reasons, in and of themselves, may be wrong they can quickly bring division if they are allowed to be a primary motivation for our attendance. Are you committed to the vision of the house? Do you walk in unity and agreement with the leadership God has provided?
Walking together means walking side-by-side, in the same direction and with the same destination in mind.
Walking together requires agreement and that agreement is found through vision. Compare that statement with the definition of unity found in Webster’s dictionary:
the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose; harmony and agreement. You can see, then, how unity requires me to be a part and to do my part in agreement with the vision of the house.
Are you walking in agreement with the vision of the house? A synonym for the word ‘unity’ is the word ‘agreement’. Today’s scripture poses a question concerning the ability of two to walk together only after agreeing to do so. In this short verse we find much concerning unity and vision married together. The man or woman who walks in unity with the leadership of their local church is the one who has said: “Yes, I understand the vision and agree with it.” If we disagree with the vision, it is often only a question of time before we create ‘division’ or ‘divided vision’. In Mark 3:25 Jesus said: “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Unity comes when there is agreement with the vision God has given to a church amongst those who are committed to that church. Too often people attend a church, not based on the vision of that house, but because it is a convenient distance from their home, has a dynamic children’s or youth ministry, is the place their parents and grandparents attended or a host of other reasons. While none of these reasons, in and of themselves, may be wrong they can quickly bring division if they are allowed to be a primary motivation for our attendance. Are you committed to the vision of the house? Do you walk in unity and agreement with the leadership God has provided?
Walking together means walking side-by-side, in the same direction and with the same destination in mind.
Walking together requires agreement and that agreement is found through vision. Compare that statement with the definition of unity found in Webster’s dictionary:
the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose; harmony and agreement. You can see, then, how unity requires me to be a part and to do my part in agreement with the vision of the house.
Are you walking in agreement with the vision of the house?
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