A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
A youth ministry initiative by RBC Ministries
where you can find devotionals and resources for youth.
January 17, 2009
A healthy church is the best witness to a hurting world.
READ: Ephesians 2:14-22
Now, therefore, you are . . . fellow citizens with the saints. —Ephesians 2:19
On August 8, 2005, the world learned of the dramatic rescue of seven Russian sailors trapped in a small sub entangled in a fishing net. The men had survived 3 cold, dark days on the bottom of the ocean and had less than 6 hours of oxygen left. Meanwhile, up above, a frantic, unified rescue effort by Russian, Japanese, British, and American personnel was underway. Finally, the sub was freed. The Russian Defense Minister praised the operation, saying, “We have seen in deeds, not in words, what the brotherhood of the sea means.”
The book of Ephesians talks about the unity of believers in Jesus by referring to the oneness of “the household of God” (2:19). The Gentiles, who were once “aliens” and “strangers” (v.12), had now been “brought near by the blood of Christ” (v.13), uniting them with their Jewish brothers and sisters. This unity is to permeate the efforts of the Christian community today.
Believers in Jesus are commissioned to undertake the most important rescue effort. People are dying without Christ. Praise God that united mission efforts are bringing hope, salvation, education, and relief to desperate people around the world. That’s what the brotherhood of Christ is all about. — David C. Egner
Source: Our Daily Bread
Filed under Our Daily Bread and tagged with Second Coming, Unity.
When Jesus died on the cross, the veil that separates us from God was torn. Therefore, I am always grateful that God sent His Son to die for us. Without Jesus’ crucifixion, my sins would remain unatoned. I would never be able to enjoy an intimate relationship with my Heavenly Father.