Monday, June 13, 2022
Theme : " The unity of the children of God "
Text : Ezekiel 37:15-28
15. The word of the Lord came to me, saying: 16. And you, son of man, take a piece of wood, and write on it: For Judah and for the children of Israel associated with him . Take another stick, and write on it: For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and of all the house of Israel associated with him. 17. Bring them together to form one piece, so that they are united in your hand. 18. And when the children of your people say to you: Will you not explain to us what this means? 19. Answer them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel which are associated with him; I will join them to the stick of Judah, and I will make one stick of them, so that they will be one in my hand. 20. The wood on which you will write will be in your hand, before their eyes. 21. And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations whither they have gone, and will gather them from everywhere, and bring them back to their own land. 22. I will make them one nation in the land, in the mountains of Israel; they will all have the same king, they will no longer form two nations, and will no longer be divided into two kingdoms. 23. They shall no longer be defiled by their idols, by their abominations, and by all their transgressions; I will take them out of all the places where they have lived and where they have sinned, and I will cleanse them; they will be my people, and I will be their God. 24. My servant David will be their king, and they will all have one pastor. They will follow my ordinances, they will observe my laws and put them into practice. 25. They shall dwell in the land which I gave to my servant Jacob, and in which your fathers dwelt; they will live there, they, their children, and their children's children, in perpetuity; and my servant David will be their prince forever. 26. I will make a covenant of peace with them, and there shall be an everlasting covenant with them; I will establish them, I will multiply them, and I will place my sanctuary in the midst of them forever. 27. My home will be among them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. 28. And the nations shall know that I am the LORD, which sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary shall be forever in the midst of them.
Let's remember:
Unity has the following synonyms: harmony, peace, good will, concord, mutual understanding. Unity is the result obtained by Jesus Christ at the end of his mandate on this earth. He had succeeded in bringing back to Himself all those whom Satan had scattered away from love of neighbor, from faith and from salvation. By combining cement, sand and water; we obtain a very good unit. These materials do not have the same nature, and yet it is possible to unite them for life. The unity of the children of God must be made around God; sealed by His Word. Unity consists in bringing together the children of the same father who once lived far away from each other. Whatever the reasons leading to the separation, God asks for reconciliation, appeasement. Christians must work to unite families, friends, communities that are divided; in order to bring them back into the hand of God. God does not call us to a facade of unity made of hypocrisy; but to a sincere unity. Everyone must surpass themselves and favor unity. Then it takes a willing heart. Excellent Monday in unity. Amen Alain Louz.-
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