Family

I wonder what the body of Christ would look like if we all acted like the family we are suppose to be? Always looking out for each other and helping when and where we can. From the moment of salvation we are all brought into a oneness with Christ that brings us all into a community or family relationship with each other. Why is it we do not act like it? Why do we treat each other with indifference and suspicion?
Jesus prayed this for all saints:
John 17: 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

When do we begin to live it out? When do we start to understand that our hurt is nothing compared to the hurt we are causing Christ through our selfish desires? When do we begin to learn that God knows our hearts better than we do and come to understand and trust He knows best?

Personally I think it’s time that we all come to realize the truths of scripture. That we all understand that we are family and family loves regardless of hurt. Family stands by one another regardless of faults. Family seeks what is best for son, or daughter, or mother, or father, not what is best for self. It’s time we return to this understanding and get away from our petty selfishness.