All Together In One Place

January 17

(Acts 2:1 NIV) "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

(Romans 15:5-6 NIV) "May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, {6} so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

(Psalms 133:1 NIV) "How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!"

On that first Pentecost after Christ’s ascension, the disciples were “altogether in one place”. They stuck together and waited on God. When the Spirit came to fill and embolden the church, they were “altogether in one place”. Not only does the Holy Spirit bring unity, unity brings the Holy Spirit. It is difficult for God to dwell in a church filled with dissension. God’s Spirit works best where there is harmony. This is why power struggles and infighting are so destructive in the church. It’s why God tells us to continuously work at reconciliation between one another. We can’t be “all together in one place” when we’re busy backstabbing one another. But when the church lives and works together in unity, good things happen as His Spirit moves in power. Petty divisions and personal agendas fade in their importance, and Christ is glorified. What true disciple would not want to see that happen? -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day