The Bond of Love

 

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“Just as collagen binds our natural body parts together that we don’t fall apart, so love binds the body parts of Christ together in peace.”

Colossians 3:14,15
But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

I remember my biology class at school when I learned about collagen. Collagen is the main structural protein found in the body's various connective tissues. I learned that it is the most abundant protein found in all mammals, making up between 25% to 35% of all the protein in our bodies. It is found mostly in tissue such as cartilage, bones, tendons, ligaments, and skin. Basically, collagen is the bond that holds our bodies together. I thank God that he formed my inward parts. I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

You and I, together with every believer on the planet, are called the body of Christ. In Romans 12 we read that, just as we have many parts in our natural bodies, so, we, being many parts, are one body in Christ. Each of us is a body part of Jesus. In Colossians 3 we are exhorted to put on love, the bond of perfection. Just as collagen binds our natural body parts together so that we don’t fall apart, so love binds the body parts of Christ together in peace.

Thanks be to God for his incredible love that binds us together in peace. The love of God was demonstrated to us in this, while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. God so loved the world that he gave his only son that if we believe in him, we will have eternal life and peace. 

God-tracking is being bonded together by love.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT

(Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!)
Psalm 139:13-14
Romans 12:3-8
Romans 5:8

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me show your love to those around me and help me to remain bound by love to fellow believers, in peace.”

“Dear Father, thank you so much for your love demonstrated through Jesus. Thank you that he died to redeem me from sin and entitle me to eternal life. Thank you that your love binds your body together in peace. Help me to live out your love in my life. Help me to forgive my brother when he grieves me. Help me show your love to those around me and help me to remain bound by love to fellow believers, in peace. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts

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GOD-TRACKING IS UNSELFISHLY SERVING GOD WITH A PURE HEART

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The e-devotional helping to keep you on track with God’s plans for your life. GodTracker is published at http://godtracker.co.uk 

“Dear God-tracker, may we keep our eyes on Christ and humble ourselves before God, walking in the purity of wisdom from above. May we submit to one another in reverence for the plans for God.”

Ephesians 5:21

…submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

In my 43 years’ experience of church attendance, I have yet to find a fellowship free of selfish ambition. Sadly! From an early age, I have attended churches where one or two self-motivated individuals have resisted the move of the Holy Spirit, or who have risen in retaliation against the authority of their leaders.  Inspired by the Holy Spirit James writes, “If you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.” Then he goes on to ass that godly wisdom begins with purity.

It is a sad reality that Satan’s primary goal is to undermine the plans of God for his children and the Church. One of the ways the devil does this is to stir up dissension, discord and disunity in the Body of Christ. These vices have at their root, selfish ambition, which plays out in church politics. The root of selfish ambition is the ego – the self! It’s been my experience that every church has its own band of, “I-think-we-shoulds” – untransformed self-interested people who are disgruntled with the vision and oversight of God’s delegated authority on earth.

James makes it clear that real godly wisdom (the source of vision and purpose) begins with purity. Purity always asks the question, why? What’s the motive for my decision making and what’s the motive of my opinion? Godly wisdom continues in peace, good reason, mercy, impartiality and sincerity. Avery true believer has been transformed from a life of self-interest to a life of self-sacrifice and submission. A great man who had every reason to boast was, Apostle Paul. Yet by the Holy Spirit he said, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”

Dear God-tracker, may we keep our eyes on Christ and humble our… selves before God, walking in the purity of wisdom from above. May we submit to one another in reverence for the plans for God.

God-tracking is unselfishly serving God with a pure heart

READ ALL ABOUT IT

James 3:14-17

Galatians 2:20

James 4:10

Ephesians 4:3-5

DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Today I ask your forgiveness for any rebellion and selfish ambition in my heart, and I commit myself to humbly serve you in my place in the body of Christ

“Dear Heavenly God, thank you for your grace and mercy that has saved me and transformed my life from a life consumed with self and selfish ambition into a life filled with love, submission and truth. Thank you that Jesus died to reconcile me to your righteousness and called me to one hope, one faith, one baptism and one Body. Today I ask your forgiveness for any rebellion and selfish ambition in my heart, and I commit myself to humbly serve you in my place in the body of Christ. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?

GodTracker is a weekly e-mail devotional, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Listen to podcasts by Dudley Anderson at…
http://godtracker.co.uk/godtracker-podcasts  

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