GDLC Audio

A life lived for Jesus is definitely more of a marathon than a sprint. To make it to the end will take determination, it will take great faith and it will take endurance. Paul encourages us all this week to run our race of faith, not with our own strength, but with the strength that comes from God Himself. In this life we will face many obstacles, we will endure many heartbreaks, we will have times when our faith wavers but thank be to God that the one who called us is faithful and will never leave us or forsake us.

In Psalm 139 scriptures tells us that God is the one who formed our inward parts and every human being finds their origin in His divine imagination. Like paint strokes on a canvas God is created something that is spectacular. The sad part is that many people do not embrace the diversity of this world and focus more on the externals than the internals. This week we are challenged and encouraged by scripture to embrace diversity and recognize that what binds Christians together is Christ in us no matter what skin color, language, culture, nation of origin, social economic class or political party we may adhere to. The book of Revelation is clear that in the Kingdom of God there will be great diversity and no matter what we embrace that diversity as we are unified in our worship of Jesus and Jesus alone.

In Psalm 139 scriptures tells us that God is the one who formed our inward parts and every human being finds their origin in His divine imagination. Like paint strokes on a canvas God is created something that is spectacular. The sad part is that many people do not embrace the diversity of this world and focus more on the externals than the internals. This week we are challenged and encouraged by scripture to embrace diversity and recognize that what binds Christians together is Christ in us no matter what skin color, language, culture, nation of origin, social economic class or political party we may adhere to. The book of Revelation is clear that in the Kingdom of God there will be great diversity and no matter what we embrace that diversity as we are unified in our worship of Jesus and Jesus alone.

Have you heard the phrase that “Team work makes the dream work”? In this first week we will be reminded and encouraged that no matter what is going on in our lives we are Seek Unity with one another. Paul is specifically speaking to the church body and in the way they live out their faith in their communities. Division, gossiping, lying, etc only work to Satan’s advantage to tear a church down but the Spirit of God is greater than the spirit of this world and with that power we also seek after unity no matter what.