Did you notice the progression the author points out during this chapter?...death to self...unity...God's glory revealed...a fear or reverence of God...God's presence revealed in miraculous ways. The pride that we talked about in our discussion of Chapter 5 is also apparent here in Chapter 6 as well. Unity cannot and will not happen until we put our own personal motives and agendas aside. At it's very roots the Church of God was founded on this principle. "We reach our hand in fellowship to every blood-washed one." Unity was at the heart of our movement. And, unity was found in the heart of those that waited on the day of Pentecost. Are the days of miracles and wonders gone? Revival? I don't think so. Maybe, He is waiting on unity. Is there a progression...even a "divine order" to the revealed presence of God? What do you think?
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Thu, July 16, 2009
by Crystal Colp