But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. - 1 Corinthians 6:17
There is no doubt that we are a connected people. Even as disconnected as we may have felt during the pandemic, we are still connected in many ways. In all previous generations there were never the opportunities to be connected as we have in this current generation. Meetings that used to obligate our travel, now can happen from the comfort of everyone’s own home. We can ‘see’ each other even if we live thousands of miles apart.
Now I know that this might seem like a “so what” kind of moment, it’s done all the time and the technology has allowed many a people to join together from afar. However, have you really thought of the implications of this? We can now visit with relatives and actually see how they are doing even when we or they have moved away. We can have meetings and attend school and learn from the comfort of our own homes. We have the ability to be connected to anyone, anywhere in the world. If this is so, however, why is there still such division and divisiveness in our world?
Paul, in the most connected fashion of his day, wrote a letter to the church at Corinth, and reminded them that they too shared a connection, that if anyone of them be joined in Christ Jesus, then they are all of one Spirit with Him. As we lay aside what makes us different and unique and take on the one Imago Dei (the image of God) we can be united as one people for a common purpose of sharing God’s grace and love with the world.
We must confess that we have sometimes used out connectedness to spread things other than kindness and love. We are the most connected people to ever walk on this earth, why not use this connectedness for something that could change the course of the world, or at least the life of another? Why not use this connectedness to remind others for the presence of God in their lives, that no matter where we go, or where we are, we are connected by the One Spirit, making us one people for the glory of His name. God calls on each of us to share in His love, and calling for unity in His almighty name.
Grace & Peace,
Sam