Scripture

Now all the believers were together...continuing daily with one accord . . . praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily...
(Acts 2:44-47)

Devotional

Here is the definition of a healthy church. As a matter of fact our text defines the health of any organization, whether it is a family, business, community or church. Whenever you can gather a group of people with a common goal and working together in one accord to the glory of God, you will have a growing, honored organism. If you look carefully at these few verses and apply them to your life, especially the life of your church, growth will be the result. There must first be a belief---which is faith. You have to be together---which is unity. You will have to be at one accord---which is harmony. God must get all the praise---which is the purpose. When this is done, favor and growth will be the result. There will be peace and increase, joy and security, and God will get all the glory.

Thought For The Night

“Those who are members of one another become as diverse as the hand and the ear. That is why the worldlings are so monotonously alike compared with the almost fantastic variety of the saints. Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure, unity the road to personality.” C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

Evening Text

Acts 2:44-47: Now all who believed were together… continuing daily with one accord… praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily….

Looking for Answers

Does God demand anything less than unity among His Body, the Church?
What is the evidence of the unity of the believers?
Are you striving for the unity of the faith?

Evening Study Guide

Defining: “Unity,” especially in the church, is oneness with diversity, harmony with a variety of instruments, and peace in a world governed by conflict.

Referencing: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Psalm 133:1

Applying: Pursue unity. Don’t wait for nor blame others; you endeavor to be the one who brings the unity of the faith through the knowledge of the Son of God.