For
Friday,
January
5,
2024:
Mark
3:24
NLT, Jesus
speaking:
“A kingdom divided by civil war will collapse”
Similarly
in Matthew 12, Jesus states the same principle. “Every
city or house divided against itself will not stand.”
Jesus
had been casting out demons, when teachers of religious law theorized
that Jesus’ power originated with Satan.
Jesus
denies every word of that, saying, “How
can Satan cast out Satan?”
It
would make no sense. Satan is fighting to take away God’s position
as Supreme Being.
Satan
will lose that battle, but until then he’s fighting tooth and nail
to control a larger portion of the kingdom. It would make no sense
for Satan, in his quest for supremacy, to take a step backwards, and
Jesus points out the illogical nature of his accuser’s position.
The
same principle is applicable in our churches. We need the same goals
as our fellows.
We
probably can’t start much of a children’s ministry if our thrust
is visiting prisoners. We can learn from the beginning of Acts 2.
Jesus had told his followers to go to Jerusalem, and then wait until
the Holy Spirit came upon them before proceeding. Jesus was right.
Without the Holy Spirit, the believers would have accomplished
little.
But
finally, when the time was
right,
evangelism could
begin. Peter preached the best sermon ever, and 3,000 were added to
their number that day, the
result of everyone working together, sharing the same goal.
You
could say that they were all on the same page, pulling together to
achieve a common goal.
This
isn’t just for churches. The same principle holds true in
business
and family situations.
Start
by making the goal clear and understandable. Concordance is the goal!
Much can be accomplished!
Pastor
Norton Lawellin
Jesus
in the City Fellowship
