Devotion:
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Read Acts 10:34-43.
“...God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.” If a “Christian on the street” was asked “Who said that?” I wonder how many of us would know. Of course, the bigger question is “Are we who claim to be God’s people as accepting of other people as God is?” God has only one flock. Anyone who calls God, “Father” and Jesus, “Savior” - regardless of their church or denomination is a brother or sister.
Max Lucado says it best, “The Book of Life does not list your denomination next to your name. Why? Because it is not the denomination that saves us. What would happen if all the churches agreed, on a given Sunday, to change their names to simply “church”? What if any reference to any denomination were removed and we were all just Christians? And then when people chose which church to attend, they wouldn’t do so by the sign outside. They’d do so by the hearts of the people inside. And then when people were asked what church they attended, their answer wouldn’t be a label but just a location.
And then we Christians wouldn’t be known for what divides us, instead we’d be known for what unites us - our common Father.
Crazy idea? Perhaps. But I think God would like it, it was his to begin with.
Personal Worship Option:
Make a list of ways you can be involved to build up the body of Christ. Decide what you will incorporate into your life this week.
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