Week # 36
• John 17:22-24 “I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. 23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. 24 Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!”

We are unified with Christ when we become His followers. Communion is one symbol of this. You will notice that the word communion contains the word union. It is to become one with Christ. We become one with His suffering, one with His love, and one with His future plans. Just as we become one with Christ so we should also be one with each other. We do not show Christ’s love to an unbelieving world when we are always arguing. How do we become unified? Always do what is best for others, not what is best for yourselves. When we all do this we show that we are more concerned for the needs of others than for ourselves. When everyone is concerned for the other person everything works out. It’s when we get into what is best for me that things get difficult. Unity is a form of worship. It is a tough form because some are very hard to be unified with. God loved us enough to die for us. Shouldn’t we love each other enough to be unified?