Sunday, March 22, 2009

GLOBAL UNITY INITIATIVE

Wow, what a big statement for a small amount of time and energy. Yep, that's the assignment that my two brothers and I have come into. There are two dynamics which have defined this awesome responsibility of seeing the Body of Christ united and they are: (1) that our responsibility is only within our "sphere of influence and (2) the unity will occur according to Ephesians 4 at the connectivity of joints and ligaments.

Our search is for compatible joints and ligaments that will come together, stand and flow together for the Body to be effective. While there is awe on one hand, there is glory on the other. An opportunity in our day to see the awakening of body parts, as was in the valley of "dry bones" into one expression of unity and oneness is possible through our obedience.

In an attempt to vocalize the assignment, I came across a discovery from Ephesians 4:3. It reads, "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." In most of the minister's meetings I've attended where the discussion of unity has occurred, this verse is quoted. I've not seen it this way before, but note the emphasis, unity of the spirit. James 2:26 says, "the body without the spirit is dead." We have kept the unity of the spirit, but have not applied that spirit to the Body and therefore an incomplete is being realized. To state it frankly, the presence of the Body of Christ on this earth is "dead" because those of us charged with this manifestation have not applied ourselves to understand how to do the task of asking Holy Spirit to visualize for us what this union of Spirit and Body would resemble.

This is an open invitation for you to join my brothers and the ATP team in going to class, digging into the Word of God and discovering what this union is and how it is accomplished in our generation. We proclaim that we are students attempting to comprehend that for which we have been apprehended!

Want to join us, please contact me at ejohnson@accordingtopattern.org. Leave your information and I will contact you and set a time for us to connect. Also feel free to browse our site at accordingtopattern.org.

Blessings...