WHAT IF?

Today at church, the message was on the need for unity in the church. With the prayer being, "Father, make us one" just as Jesus prayed in John 17:20-25: "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. My they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." And as it was reconfirmed in Ephesians 4, "....Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to one hope when you were called - one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all..."

As the pastor correctly pointed out, we are called to unity and not uniformity. The church is not required to be uniformed in its service, music, or even its names; but it is called to be united and the world may know the Head of the Church - Christ. So what would happen if the Church (with a big "C") was united with Christ at the center? The pastor answered this question by saying this: on Monday, we (the church) would abolish world hunger, on Tuesday we will provide lasting clean drinking water for everyone in the world, on Wednesday we would provide medical aid to every person who needs it, on Thursday we will see the end of poverty, on Friday we will take care of every orphan and provide for their needs, by Saturday every person in the world will know the name of the Jesus and see him (His glory), and on Sunday, we will worship as a Church like we have never worshiped before.

What do you think would happen if the Church was unified?