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Word of the Week: One

Jesus prayed that we would be one as He and the Father are one – “we” meaning all of us Christ-followers.  We face a hard reality that we aren’t there yet, and in fact it seems that we are anything but “one.”  There are racial divisions and denominational differences.  Hey, even at GCC we aren’t “one” as Father, Son, and Spirit are one.  I know people that don’t like each other very much at the same church!  It’s hard work being one! It’s painful!  It makes me see I’m not as much like Jesus as I thought I was.

It’s a prayer, it’s a dream, it’s a process.  It won’t be complete till He comes back for us.  It can be more than it is.  You and I can pray for it, believe God will do it, and offer ourselves to this great end.  We can ask for it in our families, spread it to our church, invite it in our community.  Maybe we will see something in our lives that looks like an answer to Jesus’ prayer.  Maybe the light will break through.  Why not here?  Why not now?

This morning I ran into a pastor friend of mine, and he said, “Hey, I’m glad I ran into you. Mr. and Mrs. X have been attending our church…”   It was sweet.  He was saying, “I’m not here to steal your sheep; let me make sure all this is good.”  I know God is doing something new with Mr. and Mrs. X there, so while sad, I am also rejoicing.

See, it can happen here.  It can happen now.  We are one.  We can live as one.  Tomorrow I go to a pastors’ meeting with black and white, Baptist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Episcopal, and Independents all in the same room.  We like each other.  We care for each other.  We want the best for the other person’s church.  Sometimes it feels like heaven.  It can happen here.  Why not here?  Why not now?

I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one-- as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. (Joh 17:21 NLT)

See you Sunday,

Don

Don Ward

Senior Pastor

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