One Body of Christ, One Voice

John 17:22 - And the glory which You gave Me, I have given to them, that they may be one just as We are one;

Acts 4:31,32 - And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul;.....


Jesus needs one voice from His body not a divided voice. The unifying factor of this is the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit comes when the Body submits to God to do His will in obedience.
So many in the body believe they cannot participate in the call to prayer. The busy Mom who is taking care of her small children to the Dad who puts in long hours on his job.

There are testimonies of some who do sabbaticals to monasteries to do their service in prayer to the binding of the demonic hordes in foreign lands. We get discouraged because of the realities of our lives leave us with responsibilities that cannot be denied. So we feel condemned by the deeds of others.

But be not discouraged! These are Jesus' words.... Be not discouraged. Each child within the body is precious as each voice of each in the body is necessary to be heard by our Heavenly Father.  He yearns to hear your voice. Prayers whispered, over a sink of dishes to a washing machine full of clothes to those sitting at a computer to those running a retail register to all forms of work and tasks that occupy our lives, are all precious to His ears and are just as important and viable as those who travel to out of the way places to be heard. Jesus dwells in your heart and hears each and every word uttered and knows your heart and the whys of what you do and think.

We hear a lot about the "generation" called to be better and do greater things that they feel their predecessors have failed to do. God is not a respecter of persons, that includes age. Wisdom does come with age because life happens with age. Trials come with age and the ability to hear and follow and overcome improves with age.
Honor your mother and father also comes to mean to respect the elders in the body. They have been places that you may never go... 


"One in heart and one in soul" for the Body means to unify with all others in the Body. That goes way beyond your church group or even denomination. That also includes all that have gone before us. We serve a God of the living not the dead. We must enlarge our tents to see the bigger picture. The only possible way to fulfill the prayer that Jesus prayed in the garden is to submit fully to His Holy Spirit and be obedient in our lives to His voice.

The Body is His voice on earth. Let us come together, ALL of us in prayer and thanksgiving, giving Him the glory and worship due Him.   And be not discouraged! Listen for His whispers and follow. Jesus loves you. One day we will really understand how much.


Blessings this day! Be of good courage! Pray this day and then watch to see what happens!