DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 28 January 2025 

TOPIC:  Now One In Christ

Text:  Ephesians 2:10-22 (KJV)

KEY VERSE
“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”
Ephesians 2:13

DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 28 Jan 2025 Message

During World War 2, Hitler commanded all religious groups to unite so that he could control them. Among the brethren/assemblies, half complied, and half refused. Those who followed the order had a much easier time – those who did not comply faced harsh persecution. In almost every family of those who resisted, someone died in a concentration camp.

When the war ended, bitterness ran deep between the groups, and much tension existed. Finally, they decided that the situation had to be healed. Leaders from each group met at a quiet retreat. For several days, each person prayed, examining their heart in the light of Christ’s commands. Then they came together.

Francis Schaeffer, who told of the incident, asked a friend there, “What did you do then?” “We were just one,” he replied. As they confessed their hostility and bitterness to God and yielded to His control, the Holy Spirit created a spirit of unity among them. Love filled their hearts and dissolved their hatred. This is the similar oneness that exists in genuine believers.

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Paul was writing to the Ephesians who lived in diverse and divided cultures tainted by social, religious and economic barriers. He was exhorting them to use the gospel to heal these differences. When the gospel is preached and embraced, the walls people have built between themselves are broken down. We all become one family; we are no longer strangers to God. We all become part of the beautiful temple with Christ as the Cornerstone. This confirms the mystery, Paul said, was hidden for ages: “That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel” (Ephesians 3:6)! Gospel indeed is the great unifier of people!

Many barriers including age, appearance, intelligence, tribe, political persuasion, economic status, race, and beliefs, can divide us in Christendom. But the Lord expects every genuinely converted believer to downplay these differences and relate freely with our fellow brethren. We must be one in Christ. That’s the only way the world will know that we are Christ’s disciples indeed.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Believers will do well not to build again the walls of partitions that Christ destroyed.

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Exodus 39-40