King's Inspiration: AGREE TO WALK TOGETHER

AGREE TO WALK TOGETHER

By William King | Email: kingwilliam`189@gmail.com | Image courtesy Istock.

Division. It is everywhere we look these days. Every time we watch the news, we see divisiveness tearing apart the fabric of our society as well as our relationships. The enemy has put wedges of strife and division between people that seem overwhelming.

Too often we find that we are fighting against one another when we should be fighting for one another. That is not a place where any of us want to live. The psalmist David said, “Behold, how good and pleasant is it when brothers dwell in unity” (Psalm 133:1).

That is where I want to live, in a good and pleasant place where we live together. There is a commanded blessing from God that is there for all of us to receive and walk. The best place to start to bring this unity, togetherness is in our families. When you start with your family, that commanded blessing flows wherever you go.

That blessing will follow you to your workplace and into any difficult situation because when God commands a blessing, nothing can stop it. If we are going to live together in unity, we have to agree to walk together “with all lowliness and gentleness” (Ephesians 4:2).

It does mean to humbly recognise that we are different people with opinions and they don’t have to fragment us. That does not have to cause us to be angry or bitter. We can maintain the bond of peace through our love. That is where we find common ground.

One practical way you can do that is when you are tempted to say what you know you should not say, or win an argument no matter what, ask yourself, “If I say it or do it, will I miss out on God’s blessing?” You could forfeit your commanded blessing because you want to get some gratification.