(August 4, 2013)
Perhaps there is nothing of particular significance to this, but I love Paul’s language when he declares that we should be one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. How many problems that we have in our lives would be gone instantly if we obeyed this one simple principle? And yet, we don’t. Why don’t we? I believe it is because we are unwilling to bend our minds together out of fear that those we love or those around us won’t do likewise – that we will somehow be ashamed or humiliated for seeking this oneness of mind and ended up with only one mind – our own – with none joining us.
But we are not to be ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We must overcome our fears of this oneness of mind and purpose and willingly submit even if we do so alone. Because first, we aren’t alone (one plus God equals a majority), and second if we stand where we should and are ready those the Lord has prepared will eventually join us.
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