A rope consists of many smaller strands of fiber, when woven together, are much stronger than any one strand by itself. And a knot becomes even stronger as the two ends are pulled apart, the knot grows tighter.
People of God are undoubtedly the same. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 12:14 (NIV) “For the body is not made up of one part, but many.” The body of Christ is not one person, but all of us, working together toward the same goal. We are much stronger, when we work together in unity. Harmony depends on teamwork; and harmony is required to do God's will. As others try to pull us apart, let’s grow even tighter, focused together on God’s work.
Paul instructed the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV) “I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there will be no divisions among you and that you will be perfectly united in mind and thought."
The divisiveness in our world, country, churches and families is indeed making us weak. It’s time that we join together as one, all pulling together, to accomplish the work that God has laid out for us. Together, we can! Single strands of fiber are weak, but woven together into a rope, is virtually unbreakable. So it is with us!
I Found Him…studying the small individual strands that make the rope so formidable.