Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 153
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Chris Tomlin singing … Together … poignantly and powerfully singing of how we Christians must decide to come together in unity to serve our Lord in Christlike love and grace.
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Highlight Passage: …Isaiah 2:4 [NLT] …
4 The Lord will mediate between nations and will settle international disputes. They will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer fight against nation, nor train for war anymore.
… Isaiah’s vision of the coming kingdom of God ruled by the Lord’s sovereignty over all the nations.
Highlight Passage (Context): …Isaiah 2:1-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru a prophesy from Isaiah sees God becoming the mediator between all nations and calling them together to worship the Lord and His sovereignty over all…
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Reference Passage: …Psalm 133:1 [NLT] …
1 How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live in harmony!.
… King David sings of how wonderful it will be when believers unify and live TOGETHER in harmony.
Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] …
5 Trust in the LORD with ALL your heart; and do not depend on your own understanding . 6 Seek His will in ALL you do, and He will show you which path to take.
… God, thru Solomon, charges God’s people to come together to trust in God and follow His will and His ways to know which paths to take in life.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 1:10 [NLT] …
10 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.
… Paul appeals to fellow Christians to come together in the unity of following Christ.
Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:1-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to come together, united to live lives worthy of God’s calling.
Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:8 [NLT] …
8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.
… Peter calls on persecuted and troubled Christians to unite and come together, living in the love of Christ.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Karen Pimpo … AT THIS LINK … writes about the border line between Canada and the USA, which is deforested and marked clearly, and called ”The Slash,” to separate the two nations (See photo).
But one day, when Christ returns to rule, all borders between nations will come down and the nations will come together to live under the Sovereign rule of our Lord, … just as Isaiah prophesied (in the highlight passage) and God’s word, cited above, which calls on all Christians to live following Christ’s call to unity.
So, what can we do as fellow Christians, … even today, … to come TOGETHER. united to live in Christlike love?
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for calling me, Lord, to share Your love, Lord, as as we Christians come TOGETHER to live for for and to serve You.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to join in the unity of Your kingdom, Lord, to surrender to You, following Your Spirit, to live in the worthiness of Your love and grace. … AMEN
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Amen! Kjetil
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