That there be no divisions among you

1 Corinthians 1:10-13 "Now I beseech you brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house Chloe, that there are contentions among you."

After Paul founded the church in Corinth, the people there began arguing and divisions arose. Some of the people even began to slip back into the immoral lifestyle that had been prevalent in that city. Paul wrote this to the "brethren"..to all believers, male and female. Because we are all part of God's family we share a unity that runs deeper than even that of blood brothers or sisters. We share Christ.

May each of us be aware daily of what we speak. May we be concerned about those around us, and may we understand that our words can cause division. May we know that what we speak, is so important. We can literally speak life into someones life, causing them to soar for God..or we can speak words of death..causing someone to become discouraged, and maybe even cause division among the brethren.

Dear Father,

Help me never to be part of any division within the body of Christ.
Keep me from misplacing my loyalties with this man or that!

Christ, of whom I am part, is not divided. He is of one mind. Let us as believers be
like-minded, having the same love, one in spirit and purpose.

Help us do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility help us count each other better than ourselves.

Let us look out for the interests of each other, not just our own.

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.