"Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together in peace." Ephesians 4:3 NLT
What does this mean to us? How can we live By this rather than fit it into the way We want to live our lives? Growing up I could never understand why my father would get so angry when my older brother and I would fight one another. I thought because my brother bore my fathers name, he favored him and did not want to see me thrash his name sake in hand to hand combat. That was the a far cry from the truth. For starters at that age I was not mature enough physically to beat my older brother, and lastly my father knew the importance of siblings getting along with one another. He frowned on treating people outside the house better than we treated each other. He and my mother alike stressed over and over the importance of agape love for their children. They also knew to an degree, if we treated our own blood in a negative fashion it would lead to us going through life with no regard for our fellow human beings. The Word tells us to love each other as brother and sister and remain humble. Those are words coming from the Most High and we all should heed them. Tony and Julie new that it started at home. They knew by forcing us to love and respect one another we would be able to carry that into our walks. We are all parts of the same body so we should all start living according to that principle. Stay thirsty my friends.
