Unity in the body

"And when the priests came forth from the holy place (for all the priests who
were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to divisions)...then the
house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could
not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the
house of God" (2 Chronicles 5:11-14).

Their divisions in the priesthood had been ordained by God according to individual families and unique purposes. These were not carnal divisions, born of jealousy or strife, but divisions of purpose, function and timing. Yet, when the priests entered the holy place, God required they "sanctified themselves without regard to divisions" (verse 11). In other words, when it came to building the temple and entering the holy place, the priests had to lower the priority of individual service, which in a sense divided them, and raise the priority of seeking God's glory, which united them. It was here, when they were "without...divisions" that the glory of God manifested.

So also today, God has appointed churches in each city with different functions, graces and talents, all of which are needed to meet the needs of a diverse surrounding culture. These differences, however, are not meant to divide us, but to complete us. But if we desire to see the glory of God return to the Church, the divisions of purpose must be subordinate to the unity of Spirit.

Francis Frangipane

I think we are seeing this in San Pedro. We have been praying for revival in our families, congregations, and town on Tuesday mornings at 6.30-7am. I had an encouraging encounter with Pr Benjamin "Pedro" from 1st Mexican Baptist of San Pedro who has the same heart for our city, and is prayer walking with his congregation, going door to door, and preaching the gospel on the primary street corners in his neighborhood in NE Pedro. They have seen a down turn in crime since doing this. We prayed for our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters in town this last Tuesday, and heard of a healing minister who was at Mary Star this last week. They had to shut down the street next to the church because of the attendance.

Lent=repentance=revival! Join us in prayer on Tuesday in the Trinity Sanctuary or from you own home.