John 17:22 "And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:"
Everywhere I turn in my readings I find a call to unity? Do find that as well? What are we doing about it? Notice the following:
"The divine imprint is not on any man’s work who does not exercise every faculty God has given him to answer the prayer of Christ for complete unity." {1888 1142.2}
Notice the following on the unity between Christ and His Father:
"From eternity there was a complete unity between the Father and the Son. They were two, yet little short of being identical; two in individuality, yet one in spirit, and heart, and character." {YI December 16, 1897, par. 5}
This seems quite clear—too plain to miss! What do you think? Why do we not have this unity? We may have moved on, but apparently God has not moved on. Perhaps we need to promote a "unity pledge." I am not advocating for a unity based on the lowest denominator of getting along, but a God-given, Christ-centered, Holy Spirit-bringing, Scripture-based, Kingdom-advancing, unity, that will open doors and hearts, through a revelation of God's glory and the light of the Third Angel's message lived out in practical life.
How does it work?
"Love is not a mere simple regard, but a living principle; not a temporary emotion, but a permanent power. We drink it in fresh from the fountain of love that flows from the cross of Calvary. We are quickened by this love. “I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.” Quickened by this love, the power of the Holy Spirit, we learn to love one another in and through Christ Jesus truly, sincerely, unaffectedly." {1888 1141.2}
Amen!