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United, Not Outsiders

7/13/2016

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"Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God's own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God's [own] household.  You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the chief Cornerstone." -Ephesians 2:19-20 (AMP)
There has been a lot of media coverage lately that highlights all of our differences.  Whether we are different genders, different religions, different ethnicity, different races, different wealth, or have different political affiliations, these are reported to be our defining characteristics and the reasons that underlie all of our actions and result in tragedy.  We may all be different, but these differences do not have to lead to fighting and tragedy.  God has a different plan!

As we consider all of the differences we see and hear reported in the media, we may recognize that there are times in which each of us may feel like an outsider.  There are times when we are not the same as those that surround us.  Whenever we consider our uniqueness, we also need to consider what it means to be united and joined together.  Through acceptance of Jesus' sacrifice for our sin and faith in God, we have the opportunity to be joined together with fellow believers, Jesus the Son, and God the Father.  No matter our gender, ethnicity, race, wealth, or political affiliation, we can be united as the Church.  We can build on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ to form a family of love, forgiveness, and faith.  We can be united, not outsiders!

Don't be an outsider.  Be united through the love and forgiveness offered to you through Jesus Christ!

Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for loving me, forgiving me, and accepting me the way I am.  Help me to continue to draw closer to You, to understand and follow Your plan for my life, and to be united with my fellow believers.  Through Jesus Christ, my Savior, I pray, amen.

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